Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 22, 1996No. A96A1894PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPE, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was indicted by a grand jury for the offenses of cruelty to children (Counts 1 and 2), aggravated battery (Count 3) and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (Count 4). She was tried before a jury and found guilty of the first three counts and the lesser-included offense of battery on the fourth count. She appeals her convictions on Counts 2 and 3 on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict.

“Where a criminal conviction is challenged on the basis that the evidence is insufficient, the appellate court views the evidence in the light…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Rigenstrup v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Stokes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Mason v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Jarrard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Sims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Aleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Littleton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Glover v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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