Legal Opinion

Simonds v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 13, 1998No. A98A0665PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

Charles Scott Simonds appeals his conviction on two counts of attempted kidnapping, contesting the sufficiency of the evidence. He also contends that the trial court erred in allowing evidence of a pretrial identification and in refusing to allow him to undergo a post-trial polygraph examination.

1. “On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility but only…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jessup v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Woodard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Futch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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