Legal Opinion
Bevil v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 9, 1996No. A95A2501PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
Following a jury trial, the appellant, William Scott Bevil, was convicted of two counts of child molestation and two counts of aggravated child molestation. His motion for new trial was denied, and he now appeals.
1. In his first enumeration of error, Bevil contends he should have been granted a new trial because the verdict was not supported by the evidence. “However, this court passes only on the sufficiency of the evidence, not its weight. Sheats v. State, 210 Ga. App. 622, 623 (2) (436 SE2d 796) (1993).” Brown v. State, 214 Ga. App. 838 (449 SE2d 538) (1994). The victim…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Norman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Birt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Cochran v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Barlow v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Gillis v. City of WaycrossCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Randolph v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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