Legal Opinion

Griffis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 12, 1996No. A96A1406PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

William Griffis was convicted of sodomy, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, cruelty to children, and three counts of child molestation. He appeals his conviction, alleging insufficiency of the evidence and an error in the admission of evidence. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

1. Griffis contends the evidence was insufficient to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of Counts 2, 4, 5 and 6 of the indictment since there was no evidence of penetration. We disagree.

“On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gibbons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. De Palma v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  4. Cuzzort v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  5. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Parrish v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Green v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  3. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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