Legal Opinion

Womble v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 28, 1992No. A91A1807PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Randolph v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Crumbley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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