Legal Opinion

Clark v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 8, 1993No. A92A2242PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was tried before a jury and convicted on two counts of aggravated child molestation and three counts of child molestation. This appeal followed an order granting defendant’s motion to file an out-of-time appeal. Held:

1. Defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict of acquittal, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdicts.

“A directed verdict of acquittal in a criminal case is authorized only ‘(w)here there is no conflict in the evidence and the evidence introduced with all reasonable deductions…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Mantooth v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Boynton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Summers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
  5. Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Duckworth v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Ramsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Watkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Kirkland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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