Legal Opinion

Hill v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 12, 2002No. A02A2230PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

James Anthony Hill appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial following his conviction by a jury, along with co-defendant Scott Davis, of robbery, burglary, and simple battery against Chester Leonard Davis, Sr., the father of Scott Davis.

1. Hill’s fifth enumeration of error, that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict, challenges the issue of the legal sufficiency of the evidence. OCGA § 17-9-1; Bright v. State, 238 Ga. App. 876, 877 (1) (520 SE2d 48) (1999). Viewed with all inferences in favor of the jury’s verdict, Wilson v. State,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  3. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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  5. McCulley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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