Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 2, 1995No. A94A2631PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

James Lee Jenkins appeals his conviction of robbery by force. He contends the trial court erred by admitting his statement in evidence, by allowing in evidence the hearsay statement of the victim and the victim’s identification of Jenkins, and by refusing to redact his aliases from the indictment. Jenkins also contends the verdict was greatly against the weight of the evidence. Held:

1. On appeal this court reviews the sufficiency, not the weight, of the evidence and we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. Thus, we have no power to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  3. Baines v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  4. Knight v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. Radford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Young v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Merneigh v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Malone v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Hunt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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