Legal Opinion

Stillwell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 6, 2008No. A08A1123PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Arley Stillwell, Jr., guilty of aggravated child molestation and two counts of child molestation. Stillwell appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. He also argues that the trial court erred in rejecting his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. In reviewing Stillwell’s sufficiency challenge, we construe the evidence favorably to the jury’s verdict, and Stillwell no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. We neither weigh the evidence nor resolve issues of witness credibility, but merely determine…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Aleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Anthony v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Berman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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3Cited by19 opinions

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