Legal Opinion

Worthington v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 8, 2002No. A02A1532PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Stacy Franklin Worthington was convicted on one count of committing terroristic threats. In his sole enumeration of error on appeal, Worthington contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction because the victim did not testify at trial. We discern no error and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence reveals that Worthington’s ex-wife was playing a board game with the victim and two others at a friend’s…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Hash v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Warnock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Gay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Armour v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Sullivan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Massa v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Petro v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  5. Mullins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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