Echols v. State

2 Citing cases

  1. Richardson v. Johnson

    903 S.E.2d 780 (Ga. Ct. App. 2024)

    Additionally, the victim did not explicitly or implicitly refer to any out-of-court statement, and we see no error in the trial court’s decision to overrule Richardson’s hearsay objection and allow the victim to testify as to the injuries she suffered during the assault.(Citations and punctuation omitted,) Echols v. State, 361 Ga. App. 864, 867 (2), 865 S.E.2d 839 (2021).See OCGA § 24-8-801 (c) (" ‘Hearsay’ means a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.").

  2. Mullins v. State

    364 Ga. App. 200 (Ga. Ct. App. 2022)   Cited 1 times

    On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. Echols v. State , 361 Ga. App. 864, 865, 865 S.E.2d 839 (2021). So viewed, the evidence shows that Mullins and the victim, who was or had been his girlfriend, began arguing at the victim's home.