Dickerson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Bernes, Judge.
A Chatham County jury found appellant Karen Denise Dickerson guilty of theft by shoplifting and forgery in the first degree. Dickerson appeals challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict. She also contends the trial court erred in admitting evidence that Dickerson was on parole at the time of her arrest.
1. “When evaluating the sufficiency of evidence, the proper standard for review is whether a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).”…
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