Legal Opinion
Viers v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 8, 2010No. A09A2293PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
693 S.E.2d 526 (2010)
VIERS
v.
The STATE.
No. A09A2293.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
March 8, 2010.
Irvin S. Viers, pro se.
Brian M. Rickman, Dist. Atty., for appellee.
DOYLE, Judge.
Following a jury trial,[1] Irvin S. Viers was convicted of aggravated sexual battery[2] and cruelty to a child.[3] Viers appeals pro se, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the aggravated sexual battery conviction and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm, for reasons that follow.
On appeal from a criminal conviction, the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. This…
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