Legal Opinion
Cail v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 13, 2007No. A07A1332PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
A Tattnall County jury found Patrick Cail guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2), based upon an altercation that occurred while Cail was an inmate at the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville. Cail appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial. For the following reasons, we affirm.
1. Cail challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and contends the jury’s verdict was contrary to the weight of the evidence presented. When a criminal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his or her conviction, “the relevant…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
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3Cited by8 opinions
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