Legal Opinion

Garrett v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 29, 2012No. A12A1392PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Clinton Dean Garrett was convicted of burglary (OCGA § 16-7-1 (a)).1 Garrett filed a motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. On appeal, Garrett contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. Discerning no error, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecution to determine whether the evidence was sufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307, 319 (III) (B) (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979); Goss v. State, 305 Ga.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Goss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. Sims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Finley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Benyard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  2. Walter Eugene Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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