Legal Opinion

Tucker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 17, 2006No. A06A1761PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Elisa Lee Tucker was convicted of shoplifting. On appeal, she alleges that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury as to the law related to prior consistent statements and that her trial counsel was ineffective. We discern no error and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Short v. State, 234 Ga. App. 633, 634 (1) (507 SE2d 514) (1998). We do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but only…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. Camphor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Boyt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. Watkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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