Legal Opinion

Flanders v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 30, 2007No. A07A0523PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

A McIntosh County jury convicted Moszell Flanders of aggravated child molestation. Flanders appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction; the evidence was insufficient to establish venue; and his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. Flanders challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his conviction.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. We do not weigh…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  5. Henry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Mahone v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. Wilder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Wheeler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Dexter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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