Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 29, 2004No. A04A1403PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUFFIN, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Michael Johnson guilty of possessing both marijuana and cocaine with intent to distribute. Johnson appeals, asserting that insufficient evidence supported his conviction. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, “the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence, and we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict to determine if the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.” We neither resolve conflicts in the evidence nor assess…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bussey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Sams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Cannon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Bales v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Warren v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Mercado v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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