Legal Opinion

Akins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 24, 1999No. A99A2090PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Judge.

Allen D. Akins was convicted after a jury trial of two counts of child molestation, OCGA § 16-6-4 (a). He was acquitted of one count of aggravated child molestation, OCGA § 16-6-4 (c). He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, raising two enumerations of error: the sufficiency of the evidence, and the exclusion of testimony that one of the victims had behavioral problems at school. For the fol*121lowing reasons, we affirm.

1. Akins challenges the sufficiency of the evidence.

On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Kovacs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Lively v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Chalker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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