Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 16, 1997No. A97A1014PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

A jury found Gregory Jerome Wright guilty of armed robbery. He appeals from the judgment entered on the verdict and the denial of his motion for new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and asserting the trial court erred in allowing the admission of hearsay testimony.

1. On appeal, the presumption of innocence no longer prevails. We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and do not speculate which evidence the jury chose to believe or disbelieve. Gurlaskie v. State, 196 Ga. App. 794 (1) (397 SE2d 66) (1990). At trial, Daniel Wessner testified…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Momon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Teague v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Arnold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Gurlaskie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Lawrence v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Phillips v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Robbins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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