Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 13, 2011No. A11A0587PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Doyle, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Minion Jenkins was convicted of misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer. Jenkins appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm, for the reasons that follow.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility.

So viewed, the record shows that on December 12, 2009, at…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Frazier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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