Legal Opinion

Wightman v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 17, 2008No. A08A0027PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Andrew Wightman was convicted on two counts of rape, 1 two counts of statutory rape, 2 two counts of aggravated child molestation, 3 two counts of aggravated sexual battery, 4 and six counts of child molestation. 5 He appeals the guilty verdict on the two counts of rape, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support those 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 [Wightman] no longer enjoys a presumption of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Roberts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Berry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Pollard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Bradberry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Wynn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Mora v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Haynes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  5. Arellano-Campos v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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