Legal Opinion

Stevenson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 21, 2005No. A04A2385PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Judge.

A Meriwether County jury convicted Kelevin J. Stevenson of one count of rape, but acquitted him on additional counts of kidnapping with bodily injury, false imprisonment and aggravated assault. In this appeal, Stevenson asserts error in the trial court’s denial of his out-of-time motion for new trial. We affirm.

1. Stevenson first argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, noting that the rape conviction is inconsistent with his acquittal on the counts of kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault and false imprisonment. He also asserts that the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Goodwin v. Cruz-PadilloSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Curtis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  5. State v. BeltSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by17 opinions

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