Legal Opinion

Ridgeway v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 15, 2011No. A11A0240PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Presiding Judge.

Nathaniel Ridgeway appeals from his conviction of theft by receiving stolen property, asserting that insufficient evidence supports his conviction. We disagree and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the record shows that the victim reported to the police that a yellow motorcycle had been stolen from his garage. The “49cc dirt bike” stood only “a couple of feet from the ground,’’was brand new at the time it was stolen, and had been purchased by the victim for his young children.

The next day, the officer who responded to the theft report…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Beadles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  2. Battle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Turntime v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. United States v. Topaz DardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020

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