Hopkins v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A Seminole County jury convicted Christopher D. Hopkins of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a). Following the removal of Hopkins’ trial counsel, the trial court granted Hopkins’ motion for an out-of-time appeal. Hopkins appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. Finding this assertion without merit, 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 *787longer enjoys a presumption of innocence.1 To sustain the conviction,' the evidence must be sufficient to authorize the…