Legal Opinion

Rollins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 31, 2012No. A12A1980PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Marquis Rollins guilty of child molestation and enticing a child for indecent purposes. The trial court denied his motion for a new trial. Rollins appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions. We disagree and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and [Rollins] no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. We neither weigh the evidence nor assess the credibility of witnesses, but merely ascertain that the evidence is sufficient to prove each element…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Vaughn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Heard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Wheeler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Gipson v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  2. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Hill v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  4. Haymer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. St. Louis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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