Legal Opinion

Lowery v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 15, 2000No. A00A0257PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Londrako Lowery appeals his conviction of aggravated assault contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict.

On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and [Lowery] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. The standard for reviewing a denial of a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal is whether under the rule of Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Milam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  3. Dumas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Lester v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Espinoza v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Pennington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Milton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Gonzales v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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