Mills v. State

Full title: MILLS v. THE STATE

Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jun 24, 1983

306 S.E.2d 78 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)

306 S.E.2d 78

Opinion

66257.

DECIDED JUNE 24, 1983.

Rape, etc. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Langford.

J. Douglas Willix, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, John M. Turner, Jr., Ralph H. Hicks, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.

BIRDSONG, Judge.

James Mills appeals his conviction for rape and burglary on the grounds that the evidence does not support the verdict. On appeal from findings of guilt, the presumption of innocence no longer prevails; the jury has determined the credibility of the witnesses and has been convinced beyond a reasonable doubt. Ridley v. State, 236 Ga. 147, 149 ( 223 S.E.2d 131). Appellate courts review the evidence only to determine whether a reasonable trier of fact could rationally have found from that evidence proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Turner v. State, 151 Ga. App. 169, 170 ( 259 S.E.2d 171). The standard was met in this case.

Judgment affirmed. Shulman, C. J., and McMurray, P. J., concur.

DECIDED JUNE 24, 1983.