Kirk v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
MlKELL, Judge.
After a jury trial, Donald Kirk was convicted of vehicular homicide in the second degree and improper lane change. On appeal, Kirk seeks the reversal of his conviction because the trial court failed to give his written request to charge on circumstantial evidence. We affirm.
On appeal, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the appellant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. This Court does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but only determines if the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find…
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