Legal Opinion

Peek v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 15, 1998No. A98A2142PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, Peek was found guilty of aggravated assault. He appeals his conviction. We affirm.

1. Peek contends the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction of aggravated assault. OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2) provides: “[a] person commits the offense of aggravated assault when he or she assaults . . . [w]ith a deadly weapon or with any object, device, or instrument which, when used offensively against a person, is likely to or actually does result in serious bodily injury.”

Viewed in a light most favorable to support the verdict, the evidence shows…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Dunn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Lattimer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Cherry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Power v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Willis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. In the Interest of M. C., a ChildCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  4. Jason Elridge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2026

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