Legal Opinion

Sanchez v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 10, 2014No. A14A0254PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Branch, Judge.

On appeal from his conviction for child molestation, Antonio Sanchez argues that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request a jury charge on sexual battery as a lesser included offense. We find no error and affirm.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, with the defendant no longer enjoying a presumption of innocence.” Reese v. State, 270 Ga. App. 522, 523 (607 SE2d 165) (2004) (citation omitted). We neither weigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses, but determine only whether, after…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Suggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by2 opinions

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