Womble v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Cooper, Judge.
Appellant was convicted in a jury trial of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and appeals the denial of his motion for new trial, asserting as a sole enumeration of error the trial court’s denial of his motion for directed verdict of acquittal.
“A directed verdict in a criminal case is warranted only where there is no conflict in the evidence and the evidence introduced with all reasonable deductions and inferences therefrom shall demand a verdict of not guilty, that is, where an acquittal is the only legal finding possible. [Cits.]” Randolph v. State, 198 Ga. App.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Randolph v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
3Cited by1 opinion
- Crumbley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993