Lee v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Presiding Judge.
Convicted in a bench trial of driving under the influence of marijuana1 and speeding,2 Leslie Robert Lee appeals, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial based on the insufficiency of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.
When a criminal conviction is appealed, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict and appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence.3
So viewed, the evidence shows that, on April 1,2010, shortly after midnight, then Taliaferro County Sheriff Deputy Paquette was on patrol on…
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