Legal Opinion

Meeks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 19, 2005No. A05A1004PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Judge.

A Cobb County jury found David Alvin Meeks guilty of burglary, OCGA § 16-7-1 (a), and misdemeanor theft by taking, OCGA §§ 16-8-2; 16-8-12 (a) (1). He appeals from the judgment of conviction, 1 challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. An appellate court determines only the legal sufficiency of the evidence adduced below and does not weigh the evidence or assess the credibility of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Kinney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Height v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Pittman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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