Legal Opinion

Walker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 11, 2010No. A10A1275PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

Following a 1993 jury trial, David Walker was convicted on two counts of child molestation 1 and two counts of cruelty to children. 2 He appeals, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in a light most favorable to the verdict, and [Walker] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence.” (Punctuation omitted.) Dennis v. State. 3 In evaluating the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, we do not weigh the evidence or…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Dennis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Lilly v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Bright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. MARTIN-ARGAW v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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