Legal Opinion

Winkfield v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 9, 2005No. A05A0814PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

A Franklin County jury convicted Ricky Winkfield of rape, kidnapping with bodily injury, and burglary. Winkfield appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

On appeal, the evidence must be viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict. Massalene v. State, 224 Ga. App. 321, 323 (3) (480 SE2d 616) (1997). So viewed, the evidence shows that at the time of the crimes alleged in the indictment, R. K. B., a 74-year-old Alzheimer’s victim, lived in an apartment with her 83-year-old brother. In the late…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lipham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  3. Massalene v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Lay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Mayes v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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