Sallywhite v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Tiffany Marie Sallywhite was convicted of simple battery (OCGA § 16-5-23 (a) (1)). Sallywhite appeals from the denial of her motion for new trial, contending that the judgment of conviction was against the weight of the evidence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. An appellate court does not weigh the evidence or judge the credibility of the witnesses but only…