Mangham v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Richard Mangham, Jr., challenges the sufficiency of the evidence underlying his conviction for the aggravated child molestation of A. W We affirm.
When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, we construe the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. We neither weigh the evidence nor assess witness credibility, but merely determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime charged beyond a reasonable doubt.
A. W testified that one night in July 2004,…
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