Legal Opinion

Twiggs v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 27, 2012No. A11A1544PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Judge.

A jury convicted Robert Twiggs on one count each of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, child molestation, rape, statutory rape, and incest involving his stepdaughter. Twiggs appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial. We affirm for the reasons set forth below.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, 1 the evidence showed that Twiggs met the victim’s mother in 1998 when the girl was approximately six years old. The family lived in Valdosta until 2006 when they moved to Henry County, where the charges in this case were filed. The…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  3. Bridges v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  4. Biggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by8 opinions

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