Legal Opinion

Watkins v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 10, 2016No. A15A2411PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, the Superior Court of Bibb County entered judgments of conviction against Winston Watkins for one count of aggravated child molestation (OCGA § 16-6-4 (c)) and three counts of child molestation (OCGA § 16-6-4 (a) (1)). The trial court denied Watkins’ motion for new trial as amended. Watkins appeals, raising a multitude of errors. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for resentencing on Watkins’ convictions for child molestation.

1. First, Watkins argues that the State failed to prove his guilt beyond a…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. StonakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Batten v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  4. Willis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  5. New v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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3Cited by22 opinions

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