Legal Opinion

Sewell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 14, 2010No. A09A2250PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

George Sewell appeals from the judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of rape, aggravated sexual battery, and aggravated assault. After reviewing the record, we conclude there was no error and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility but only determines whether the evidence is sufficient under the standard of Jackson v. Virginia, 443…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Warren v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Wyatt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Fulton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014

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