Legal Opinion

Foster v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 26, 2005No. A04A2256PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

Willie Foster, convicted by a jury of statutory rape, child molestation, and enticing a child for indecent purposes, 1 appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial. Foster’s motion for out-of-time appeal was granted.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict. We do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility but only determine whether the evidence is sufficient under Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979). The verdict must be upheld if any…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Kim v. WallsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  4. Walls v. KimCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Ivey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Douglas v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  2. Garcia v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Haynes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  4. Darrion Haynes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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