Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 5, 1999No. A99A1433PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Chief Judge.

Larry Brown was convicted of burglary, driving under the influence of alcohol and driving without insurance. He appeals, challenging only the sufficiency of evidence supporting the burglary conviction. The challenge is without merit.

On appeal the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the appellant is no longer presumed innocent, and the appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh evidence or determine witness credibility. Martin v. State, 228 Ga. App. 59, 60 (1) (491 SE2d 142) (1997).

Construed in favor of the verdict, the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Grabowski v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Romines v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Manis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Nowell v. NealSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
  2. Campbell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. In the Interest of A. L.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. In Re AlCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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