282 Ga. App. 685 - Melton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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31 state decisions

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1. “the [s]tate may retry [D.D.] without violating the Double Jeopardy Clause [because] there was otherwise sufficient evidence at trial to support the defendant's convictions for the crimes charged.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Dd · In Re MS

2. “When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal, this Court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. An appellate court determines evidence sufficiency rather than weighing the evidence or determining witness credibility. The standard is whether, based on the evidence presented, a rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. The review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support venue is no different because venue is an essential element that must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in every criminal trial. 24”

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

3. “proving that a crime took place within a city without also proving that the city is entirely within a county does not establish venue.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Dd