Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 16, 2008No. A07A2313PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

A Chatham County jury convicted Edward Devoun Johnson of sale of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. On appeal, Johnson challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, this court views the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. This court neither weighs the evidence nor judges the credibility of witnesses, but only determines whether the evidence presented at trial was sufficient for a rational trier of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Helton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Sexton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Towry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
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  3. Grimes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Brinkley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Hickson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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