Legal Opinion

Reyes-Vera v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 29, 2011No. A11A1762PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MlKELL, Chief Judge.

After a bench trial, Baldemar Reyes-Vera was convicted of one count of child molestation. On appeal, Reyes-Vera urges that we reverse his conviction, arguing that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his conviction. We affirm.

“On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility.”1 Further, “[w]hen the sufficiency of the evidence is…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Grimsley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Stepho v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Burke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Richie Burke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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