Legal Opinion

Beck v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 23, 2008No. A08A1219PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Bernard Beck appeals his conviction for distributing cocaine, 1 challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and arguing that the trial court clearly erred in finding he did not carry his burden of showing ineffective assistance of counsel. We hold that the evidence sufficed to sustain the conviction and to sustain the finding that Beck failed to show ineffective assistance of counsel. Accordingly, 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…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Domingues v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Abernathy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Carrie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Biggins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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