Legal Opinion

Coalson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 8, 1999No. A99A0614PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Edward Lee Coalson appeals his convictions, following a jury trial, of three counts of aggravated child molestation and three counts of child molestation. Coalson contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict with regard to the two counts of child molestation. We affirm.

The standard of review for the denial of a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal is the same as that for reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction. Cantrell v. State, 230 Ga. App. 693, 694-695 (498 SE2d 90) (1998). “A motion for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Cantrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  4. Chapman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. Bentley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Davenport v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Robbins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Cortez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Reyes-Vera v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Cortez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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