263 Ga. App. 310 - Garrett v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “[t]he presence of an offensive weapon or an article having the appearance of one may be established by circumstantial evidence, and a conviction for armed robbery may be sustained even though the weapon or article used was neither seen nor accurately described by the victim. What is required is some physical manifestation of a weapon or some evidence from which the presence of a weapon may be inferred. Furthermore, the test is whether the defendant's acts created a reasonable apprehension on the part of the victim that an offensive weapon was being used, regardless of whether the victim actually saw the weapon.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 343 Ga. App. 282 - Whitmire v. State · 276 Ga. App. 580 - Rutledge v. State

2. “The standard of review for the denial of a motion for directed verdict of acquittal is the same as that for reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction. We must determine whether after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to support the verdict, any rational trier of fact could have found the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 306 Ga. App. 591 - NYANE v. State