Legal Opinion

Howard v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 30, 2013No. A12A2432PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Stepho v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Downer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jones v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017

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