Legal Opinion

Green v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 30, 2008No. A08A1359PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Calvin Green guilty of child molestation and aggravated child molestation. Green appeals, alleging there was insufficient evidence to support the verdict, the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion for a directed verdict, (2) allowing the victim to read a letter she had written to herself to the jury, and (3) allowing an expert witness to read a report she had prepared to the jury. We find no error and affirm Green’s convictions.

1. The standard of review for the denial of a motion for directed verdict is the same as that for reviewing the sufficiency…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Sultenfuss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  2. Hammontree v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Cantrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Atkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by6 opinions

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