Whether dependent upon direct or circumstantial evidence, the true question in criminal cases is not whether it is possible that the conclusion at which the evidence points may be false, but whether there is sufficient evidence to satisfy the mind and conscience beyond a reasonable doubt.
History. Code 1981, § 24-14-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
History of Code section.
Former Code Section 24-4-5, which contained comparable provisions to this Code section, as effective January 1, 2013, was derived from the decision in John v. State, 33 Ga. 257 (1862).