271 Ga. App. 272 - Helton v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
22
cited by 22 later decisions
1
states following
September 2012
most recently cited
22 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Mitchell v. State · 227 Ga. App. 602 - Maddox v. State · 225 Ga. App. 338 - Lindley v. State · 260 Ga. App. 48 - Chambers v. State
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and [Atkinson] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. The jury’s verdict must be upheld if any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. 1”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Atkinson v. State“The [S]tate may show intent to distribute in many ways, including expert testimony that the amount of contraband possessed was inconsistent with personal use, evidence showing the manner of packaging, and the possession of certain amounts or denominations of currency”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Stokes v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.