Legal Opinion
Grier v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 3, 2005No. A05A0685PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bernes, Judge.
A Newton County jury convicted Eugene Grier of possession of cocaine and felony obstruction of an officer. Grier appeals challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction for possession of cocaine and asserting error in the admission of similar transaction evidence. We find these claims to be without merit and affirm.
1. “When evaluating the sufficiency of the evidence, the proper standard for review is whether a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560)…
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