Legal Opinion

Chavez v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 30, 2010No. A10A1135PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Doyle, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Jesus Camacho Chavez was convicted of aggravated child molestation 1 and child molestation. 2 Chavez appeals, arguing that the State failed to prove venue beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm, for reasons that follow.

We view the evidence on appeal in the light most favorable to the verdict, and no longer presume the defendant is innocent. We do not weigh the evidence or decide the witnesses’ credibility, but only determine if the evidence is sufficient to sustain the convictions. We construe the evidence and all reasonable inferences from the evidence most…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  2. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. Bynum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Ortiz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Preval v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. MARTIN v. McLAUGHLINSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  2. Pendley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Sherrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Patrick Sherrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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