Legal Opinion

Wiggins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 24, 2016No. A16A0162PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMillian, Judge.

Rebecca Wiggins appealed the denial of her motion for new trial after a jury convicted her of sexual exploitation of children, aggravated sodomy, child molestation, and cruelty to children in the first degree.1 In Wiggins v. State, 330 Ga.App. 205, 211 (c) (767 SE2d 798) (2014) (“Wiggins I”), this Court found that although the evidence at trial was sufficient to support Wiggins’ convictions, the record failed to demonstrate that the trial judge applied the proper standard in reviewing her convictions on the general grounds. Accordingly, we vacated the judgment and remanded…

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2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. Lloyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  5. Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Adkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  2. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. JOHNSON v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  4. Adkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  5. Brandon Lee Brenner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020

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