Legal Opinion

Prince v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 27, 2010No. A10A1287Published

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Deryl Prince was tried and convicted of aggravated assault and interference with an emergency medical professional. He appeals, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to convict him on either count, and that the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury on reckless conduct as a lesser included offense of aggravated assault. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. We view the evidence on appeal in the light most favorable to the verdict, and no longer presume the defendant is innocent. We do not weigh the evidence or decide the witnesses’ credibility, but…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bowers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. Craft v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Strickland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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