Legal Opinion
WILLIAMS v. the STATE.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 7, 2018No. A18A0279PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ray, Judge.
A jury convicted Kenneth Williams of two counts of child molestation ( OCGA § 16-6-4 (a) ) and one count of aggravated sexual battery ( OCGA § 16-6-22.2 ). He filed the instant appeal from the denial of his motions for new trial. For the reasons that follow, we affirm Williams' convictions for child molestation. We are constrained by a 2015 decision of the Georgia Supreme Court to reverse his conviction for aggravated sexual battery and remand the case for a new trial on that issue.
On appeal from a criminal conviction, the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence, and…
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