Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 27, 2006No. A06A1589PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Judge.

A Jackson County jury found Harry Thomas Adams guilty of committing aggravated assaults against two deputies by use of his speeding car, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2), (c), and other offenses not relevant to this appeal. Adams appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, raising the general grounds. Finding no error, we affirm.

When a criminal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his or her 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…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  3. Durrance v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Black v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Dyer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. Taul v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. MacKey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Bryant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Branton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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