Legal Opinion

Norful v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 3, 2009No. A09A0402PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Yahrince Norful guilty of burglary. Norful appeals, alleging the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. We find no error and affirm his conviction.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, this Court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. As long as there is some evidence, even though contradicted, to support each necessary element…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  2. Rivera v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Rolling v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Wood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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