S-20-0562 State v. Yahia Hassan (Appellant)

Hall County District Court, Hon. Andrew C. Butler

Attorneys: Matthew Lewis (Office of the Attorney General, for Appellee) --- Jerrod P. Jaeger (Hall County Public Defender’s Office, for Appellant)

Criminal: Sufficiency of evidence; Hearsay; Failure to appear

Proceedings below: Following a jury trial, Appellant was convicted and sentenced to 10 days incarceration with credit for 10 days’ time served.

Issues on Appeal: Whether the district court erred in 1) admitting Exhibit 7, based upon the public records exception to the hearsay rule; and 2) overruling Appellant’s motion for directed verdict and finding the evidence sufficient to support conviction.