Legal Opinion

Alvarez v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 25, 2005No. A05A2042PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Raul Alvarez appeals his conviction of child molestation, following a jury trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict and that the trial court erred in denying his motions for a new trial and a continuance. We affirm.

1. We first address Alvarez’s contention that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial because the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. When evaluating the sufficiency of the evidence, the proper standard of review is whether a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Escutia v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Mercier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Walton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Lugo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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3Cited by1 opinion

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

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