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· 2/18/2016

City of Atlanta v. Gwendolyn Winston

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  • attempt to hide from or elude police constitutes circumstantial evidence of consciousness of guilt
  • in light of evidence including an admission during closing argument that defendant was guilty of hit-and-run and tampering with evidence, defendant’s sufficiency challenge to the tampering conviction failed
  • “It is the function of the jury, rather than this Court, to weigh the evidence, resolve conflicts in the lay and expert testimony, and draw reasonable inferences from the evidence.”
  • attempt to hide from or elude police constitutes circumstantial evidence of consciousness of guilt

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