Legal Opinion

Maldonado v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 20, 2013No. A13A1575; A13A1812PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Boggs, Judge.

David Ada Maldonado and Carlos Humberto Duron were convicted, along with two other individuals, of trafficking in cocaine. Their amended motions for new trial were denied, and they appeal. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Maldonado and Duron assert that the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions. When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence,

the relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. This…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Neal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Luangkhot v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Sutton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  2. Summerville v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  3. Patel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  4. Smith v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  5. Amul Ramesh Patel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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