Rainey v. State

Smith, Judge.

Anthony Lee Rainey was convicted of rape, OCGA § 16-6-1, and possession of cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-30. His motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals.

1. Rainey contends the trial court erred in failing to charge on the law of circumstantial evidence under OCGA § 24-4-6. That Code section provides: “[t]o warrant a conviction on circumstantial evidence, the proved facts shall not only be consistent with the hypothesis of guilt, but shall exclude every other reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused.” The rule established in Robinson v. State, 261 Ga. 698 (410…