Legal Opinion

English v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 5, 2010No. A09A2286PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Jason English was convicted of, among other offenses, criminal attempt to commit aggravated sodomy. He contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the criminal attempt conviction. We disagree and affirm.

When an appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction, “the relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” The appellant no longer enjoys a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Wittschen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  3. Bissell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  4. Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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3Cited by70 opinions

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  5. Davenport v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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