Legal Opinion

Telfair v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 18, 1998No. A98A1008PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Trinity Telfair guilty of armed robbery. The same jury acquitted his co-defendant, Eloise Burley. Telfair appeals, asserting there is insufficient evidence to support his conviction. Specifically, Telfair contends that his conviction must be reversed because it is based upon the uncorroborated testimony of an alleged accomplice. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

“ ‘On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the appellant (defendant here) no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence; moreover,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Shabazz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Terry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Morris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. McDaniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Wooten v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Cowan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Parker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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