Legal Opinion

Bluain v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 31, 2000No. A99A1740PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Donnell Bluain appeals following the denial of his motion for new trial after conviction of three counts of rape, two counts of burglary, one count of aggravated sodomy, one count of attempting to commit aggravated sodomy, and one count of kidnapping with bodily injury.

1. Bluain’s fourth enumeration of error challenges the legal sufficiency of the evidence, and we consider it first.

On appeal [,] the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and [Bluain] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Caldwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  3. Chapel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Ross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Brim v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  3. Thrasher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. State v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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