Legal Opinion

Toney v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 5, 1997No. A97A0662PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

A jury found William Toney guilty of burglary. He appeals from the judgment entered on that verdict asserting that the conviction is not supported by sufficient evidence. On appeal, the presumption of innocence no longer prevails, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and we do not speculate which evidence the jury chose to believe or disbelieve. Gurlaskie v. State, 196 Ga. App. 794 (1) (397 SE2d 66) (1990). Evidence was presented at trial as follows. A police officer on routine patrol at 3:00 a.m. saw Toney standing outside a clothing store. When the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  3. Gurlaskie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Bridges v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. NewtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Strange v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Abonza v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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