Legal Opinion

Howard v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 15, 2004No. A04A1428PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Cecil Howard appeals his conviction of child molestation 1 and aggravated child molestation, 2 arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions. Finding that the evidence is sufficient, we affirm.

On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and an appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. When the sufficiency of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Grimsley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Duvall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Bynum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Mayo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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