Legal Opinion

Dennis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 18, 2012No. A11A1624; A11A1636PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Tryce Dennis and Christopher Brown were jointly indicted, tried, and convicted of felony possession of more than one ounce of marijuana (OCGA § 16-13-30 (j) (!))• They filed motions for new trial, which the trial court denied. On appeal, Dennis and Brown both contend that the evidence was insufficient to sustain their respective convictions. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, this court views the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. This court neither…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cochran v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Carswell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  4. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Killian v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. James Killian v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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