Legal Opinion

Parrish v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 11, 1999No. A98A1796PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Earl Parrish guilty of rape and Parrish appeals, asserting numerous errors. Since Parrish’s assertions lack merit, we affirm.

1. In claiming that the prosecution failed to carry its burden of proof, Parrish essentially challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. “On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility.” (Punctuation omitted.) Griffis v. State,…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Wall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Oller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. Kellibrew v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Holder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Gipson v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  5. Shelton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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