Legal Opinion
Watley v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 23, 2006No. A06A1234PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
An Elbert County jury found James Watley guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of kidnapping, OCGA§ 16-5-40; aggravated sexual battery, OCGA § 16-6-22.2; sexual battery, OCGA § 16-6-22.1; and attempted rape, OCGA § 16-6-1. See OCGA § 16-4-1 (criminal attempt). Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, Watley appeals, challenging the admission of certain evidence and the sufficiency of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the record shows the following facts. On April 7, 2004, the 17-year-old victim was…
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