Legal Opinion

Roberson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 1, 2014No. A14A0095PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

A Camden County jury found Donnie Roberson guilty of two counts of child molestation and three counts of felony sexual battery. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Roberson appeals and contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, the trial court erred in admitting similar transaction evidence, his trial counsel was ineffective, and the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the credibility of a witness.1 Upon our review, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Gilstrap v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. PERCELL v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  2. Charles Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021
  3. Ragland v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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