Howard v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Presiding Judge.
Following a jury trial, Freddie Joe Howard was convicted of child molestation (OCGA § 16-6-4 (a) (1)).1 Howard filed a motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. Howard appeals, contending that *622the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. We neither weigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses, but determine only whether the evidence…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
- Stepho v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
- Downer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
3Cited by1 opinion
- Jones v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017