Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 14, 2007No. A07A0728Published

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Anthony Thomas appeals his conviction of burglary, (1) challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and (2) contending that the trial court erred in instructing the jury as to the use of witnesses’ prior inconsistent statements. Finding the evidence sufficient and the trial court’s instruction proper, we affirm.

1. When reviewing a defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Short v. State. We do…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Gibbons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Cummings v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  5. Watkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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