Legal Opinion

Robbins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 22, 2000No. A99A2515PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A Greene County jury found Jackie Robbins guilty of three counts of child molestation. On appeal, Robbins challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Additionally, he contends the trial court erred in admitting certain hearsay evidence and in permitting the State to make improper arguments during its closing statement. As Robbins’ contentions lack merit and the evidence was sufficient, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict. The defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. We neither weigh the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gregg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Mullins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Cantrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Wallace v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Gordian v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Shaw v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2014
  4. Wiggins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2014
  5. Sutton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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