Legal Opinion

Hines v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 11, 2011No. A10A2059PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Judge.

Michael Leon Hines was charged with two counts of child molestation and one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes for an incident involving his stepdaughter. Following a jury trial, Hines was convicted on one count of molestation. He contends the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, that his trial counsel was ineffective, and that the trial court erred with regard to the chain of custody of certain evidence. We affirm.

Construed in favor of the verdict, the evidence shows the victim, B. B., was 12 years old at the time of the incident, and Hines, her…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Suggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. Rector v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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