Legal Opinion

Stroud v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 17, 1985No. 70729PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of one count of rape of a small child. He appeals.

1. Applying the standard enunciated in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979), the circumstantial evidence adduced at trial was sufficient to withstand appellant’s motion for a directed verdict of acquittal and to support the verdict of guilty. *301Pugh v. State, 250 Ga. 668, 670 (1) (300 SE2d 504) (1983); Robinson v. State, 168 Ga. App. 569, 570 (1) (309 SE2d 845) (1983). Compare Kreager v. State, 148 Ga. App. 548 (252 SE2d 1) (1978).

2. Appellant enumerates as error the denial of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Stanley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Law v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  4. Faircloth v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  5. Hartley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McLAUGHLIN v. THE STATECourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  2. Patrick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Berry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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