Legal Opinion

King v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 23, 2004No. A04A1586PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following his conviction for child molestation, Gilbert W. King appeals, arguing that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction because his daughter recanted at trial. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. An appellate court does not weigh the evidence or judge the credibility of the witnesses but only determines whether the evidence to convict is sufficient under the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Reeves v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Cheek v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

3Cited by7 opinions

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