Legal Opinion

Perkins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 10, 2002No. A02A1379PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Judge.

A Decatur County jury convicted Talmadge Perkins of robbery by sudden snatching, OCGA § 16-8-40 (a) (3). He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending the evidence was insufficient to support the judgment of conviction. We affirm.

When reviewing the sufficiency of evidence to support a conviction on appeal, this Court views all evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict and does not weigh the evidence or judge witness credibility. Fowler v. State, 246 Ga. App. 639, 640 (541 SE2d 447) (2000). The defendant is no longer presumed innocent. Id.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Welch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Lawson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. McNearney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. Bryant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Curry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Barker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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