Legal Opinion

Hicks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 19, 1990No. A90A0633PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Kenneth Hicks was convicted of multiple counts of child molestation, aggravated sodomy and aggravated child molestation and appeals.

1. Defendant first argues the evidence was insufficient to sustain the convictions. “[The appellate] court does not weigh the evidence on appeal or resolve conflicts in trial testimony. Rather it is the function of [the appellate] court to examine the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the [defendant] guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia,…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  3. Callahan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  5. Booker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Snyder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  2. Montgomery v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Fulmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Hamilton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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