303 Ga. App. 88 - Taylor v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and the defendant 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 standard for reviewing a denial of a motion for a new trial is whether under the rule of Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979), 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. 311 Ga. App. 316 - Bailey v. State

2. “While it is true that ownership of the premises does not raise a presumption that the owner possessed all property contained therein, once the jury determined that [the defendant] lived in the residence in question, it could infer that the contraband found inside belonged to him.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. DUNCAN v. the STATE.