Legal Opinion

Henry v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 3, 2011No. A11A0953PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Norris Henry guilty of possession of marijuana. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction for this offense. Because we find the evidence met the standard set forth in Jackson v. Virginia, 1 we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, 2 the evidence showed that on December 6, 2007, a police officer stopped a vehicle being driven by Henry and owned by Karen Smith, who was a passenger. Henry and Smith were dating, and Smith often allowed Henry to use her vehicle. Earlier on the day of the stop, Henry had used…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  3. Whipple v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Cochran v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Warren v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Henley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. State v. Jason Dale RenoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  3. Joel Henley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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