Jackson v. the State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McMillian, Judge.
McKenzie Sharrod Jackson was convicted by a jury of two counts of child molestation and sentenced to concurrent ten-year terms. He appeals, arguing that his conviction was based solely on his uncorroborated confession and therefore must be reversed. We disagree and affirm.
The record shows that on the night of the incident, the victims, K. F. and H. R., who were both 14 at the time, were home alone at K. F.’s mother’s house while the mother was working at an overnight home health care job. K. F.’s mother called the house the next morning to wake the girls, but no one answered…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Merritt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- State v. SimsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Rogers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Hargrove v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
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