Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 14, 2014No. A13A1705PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial Handy Taylor, Jr., was convicted of burglary and sentenced to twenty years, with ten to serve. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial and contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. Upon our review, we affirm.

“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.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Schneider v. State, 312 Ga. App. 504 (718 SE2d 833) (2011).

So viewed, the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Nelson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Palmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Schneider v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Tate v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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