Legal Opinion

Kapua v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 5, 1997No. A97A1641PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

Ronald Cleto Kapua appeals his convictions on two counts of child molestation and one count of cruelty to children, asserting that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. He also raises issues of prosecutorial misconduct and ineffective assistance of counsel.

1. Kapua contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial on the grounds that the verdict was contrary to the evidence and principles of justice and equity and was strongly against the weight of the evidence. See OCGA §§ 5-5-20; 5-5-21. However, “[t]he denial of a new trial on these…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gibbons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  4. Spencer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Buice v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Sedlak v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  3. Rutledge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Rutledge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Davitt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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