Legal Opinion

Price v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 19, 2001No. A01A2090PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Franklin Price appeals his conviction for charges of aggravated assault and aggravated battery. He claims that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict and that the trial court erred by admitting his incriminatory statement into evidence. Because we find that the evidence was sufficient and that Price’s statement was properly allowed for impeachment purposes only, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence.1 “[M]oreover, an appellate…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Russell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Campbell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Hamilton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Mayberry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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