Legal Opinion

Tinson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 12, 2016No. A16A0486PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Peterson, Judge.

Roderick Tinson appeals his convictions and sentence for aggravated child molestation, rape, incest, and two counts of sexual battery. He argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions and that the trial court erred by failing to merge the rape and incest convictions for sentencing purposes. Because the evidence was sufficient to authorize the jury’s guilty verdicts and the trial court did not err in sentencing Tinson for both rape and incest, we affirm.

1. When appellate courts review the sufficiency of the evidence, they do not “re-weigh the evidence or…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Drinkard v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  3. Ledford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. Greeson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  5. Scales v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by11 opinions

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