Legal Opinion

West v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 12, 2009No. A08A2271PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Doyle, Judge.

A Dawson County jury found Benny Charles West guilty of misdemeanor obstruction of a police officer. He appeals, alleging that the State failed to establish venue and challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Upon review of an appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. “We do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but only determine if the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Carr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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3Cited by16 opinions

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