Legal Opinion

McCorkle v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 9, 2000No. A00A1504PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Cedric McCorkle was tried for two counts of aggravated child molestation. He was convicted on the first count but acquitted on the second. Following the denial of his amended motion for new trial, he filed this appeal in which he claims that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction and asserts that he was denied the right to a fair and impartial jury. Having examined both issues and finding no merit to either, we affirm.

On appeal, the evidence must be viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict and McCorkle no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. When…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Watkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Spencer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  3. Gardiner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  4. Dismuke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  2. Lockett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Higgins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Phillips v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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