Legal Opinion
Payne v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 13, 2009No. A09A1182PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bernes, Judge.
Following a jury trial, Kelvin Dennis Payne, Jr., was convicted of kidnapping, battery, theft by taking, and several other offenses. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict of acquittal on the charges of kidnapping and theft by taking. We disagree and affirm.
The standard of review for the denial of a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal is the same as for determining the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction. Short v. State, 234 Ga. App. 633, 634 (1) (507 SE2d 514) (1998). We view the evidence in the light most…
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- Stull v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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