Legal Opinion

Hill v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 7, 2001No. A01A0340PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

After the occurrence of a fatal hit and run incident, Geovanne Hill was convicted of homicide by vehicle in the first degree. Follow ing the denial of a motion for new trial, Hill filed this appeal in which he contends that a jury charge that defined self-defense was not adjusted to the facts and also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. After review, we affirm.

On appeal, the evidence must be viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, and Hill is no longer entitled to a presumption of innocence. When so considered, the evidence established that Hill agreed to give…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  3. Foote v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Overand v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. Thompson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. Pitts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. Hodges v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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