Legal Opinion

Mahan v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 1, 2006No. A06A1575PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

A jury found Isaiah Mahan guilty of aggravated assault against Trevioun Holmes, his girlfriend’s infant son.1 Mahan appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and arguing that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence.”2 We do not weigh the evidence or evaluate the credibility of witnesses, but rather “determine whether the evidence is sufficient to prove guilt beyond a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Simpson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  4. Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Lindo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  2. Whitaker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. McClain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Michael Quintrell Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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