Legal Opinion

Cummings v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 24, 1997No. A97A1286PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

A jury found LaChant Pierre Cummings guilty of armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. See OCGA §§ 16-8-41 (a); 16-11-106 (b). He appeals from the judgment entered on the conviction, contending the evidence was sufficient to show only that he was present at the scene of the crime, not that he participated in committing it. We affirm.

On appeal, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the presumption of innocence no longer applies. We may not weigh the evidence or speculate which evidence the factfinder chose to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kimbro v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Grace v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Victrum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Slaton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Redding v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. In the Interest of C. L.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Overstreet v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Brandon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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