Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 18, 2003No. A02A2440PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Judge.

James Smith appeals his convictions of two counts of aggravated child molestation, enumerating three errors. First,- Smith contends that the evidence was insufficient; second, he contends that the indictment failed to properly allege the offense; and finally, he contends the trial court erred in limiting the number of character witnesses he was allowed to call. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. We view the evidence on appeal in the light most favorable to the verdict and no longer presume the defendant is innocent. We do not weigh the evidence or decide the witnesses’ credibility,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Whisnant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Julian v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Zipperer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. McCullough v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. HARP v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  4. Vernon Stinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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