Legal Opinion

Edwards v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 29, 1979No. 57895Published

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of child molestation after a trial before the court without the intervention of a jury. On appeal appellant contends that the judgment was against the weight of the evidence and without evidence to support it. This court cannot consider the weight of the evidence, our only function with regard to the general grounds being to determine if the evidence is sufficient to support the judgment. Kendrick v. State, 146 Ga. App. 513 (246 SE2d 505) (1978); Ridley v. State, 236 Ga. 147 (223 SE2d 131) (1976).

In this case the thirteen-year-old prosecutrix testified as…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ridley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Kendrick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Bruno v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Stewart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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