Legal Opinion

Blocker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 31, 2009No. A09A0229Published

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Tony Bernard Blocker guilty of two counts of rape and one count of false imprisonment and not guilty of two counts of aggravated child molestation and one count of aggravated sexual battery. Blocker appeals, claiming that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions and that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict. Finding no error, we affirm.

The standard of review for the denial of a motion for a directed verdict is the same as for determining the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction. We view the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  2. Hicks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  3. McGraw v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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