Legal Opinion

Pye v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 4, 2013No. A13A0518PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Trent Pye guilty of rape and other crimes. The trial court denied Pye’s motion for new trial, and he appeals. He argues that the evidence was insufficient as to the rape conviction and that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial which asserted claims of an erroneous jury charge and ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

*1261. Pye argues that the evidence was insufficient as to the rape conviction because of conflicts and inconsistencies in the evidence.

When reviewing a defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. State v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Roberts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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