280 Ga. App. 457 - Walker v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “That some evidence offered by a witness seems contradictory to his own or to some other’s, or incomplete or uncertain, does not automatically discredit the evidence given by that witness for it is the function of the trier [ ] of fact to determine to what evidence it gives credence. It is not for us to determine or question how the jury resolved any apparent conflicts or uncertainties in the evidence. Rather, on appeal, we indulge every contingency in favor of the verdict. 3”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 287 Ga. App. 92 - Sheely v. State

2. “[w]e view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. We do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but only determine if the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty of the charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt. 2”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 287 Ga. App. 92 - Sheely v. State