Legal Opinion

Woodford v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 17, 1999No. A99A2082PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

A Bibb County jury found Milton Woodford guilty of rape and incest for sexual acts he committed against his stepdaughter. On review, we affirm his convictions.

In a single, narrowly drawn enumeration of error, Woodford challenges the sufficiency of the evidence introduced against him. In so doing, Woodford does not contend that the State’s evidence failed to show the essential elements of the offenses for which he was charged. Instead, Woodford claims that the State’s evidence was insufficient because: (a) at trial, Woodford’s stepdaughter (the victim) recanted her outcry…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gibbons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Brady v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Horne v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  2. Andrews v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Frady v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Herring v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Wilkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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