243 Ga. App. 10 - Hamilton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “we view the evidence in a light most favorable to support the verdict, and an appellant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence; moreover, we determine the sufficiency of the evidence and do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. Grant v. State, 239 Ga. App. 608, 609 (1) ( 521 SE2d 654 ) (1999). We review a denial of a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal under the standards set forth in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979), and determine whether the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was guilty of the charged offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Eidson v. State