Legal Opinion

Lugo v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 1, 2005No. A05A1349PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MlKELL, Judge.

Margarito Lugo was indicted on one count of child molestation for touching and fondling the breast of his stepdaughter, G. G., a child under the age of sixteen years. A jury convicted Lugo, and the trial court sentenced him to seventeen years, with seven to be served in confinement and the balance on probation. Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, Lugo filed the present appeal in which he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Woodard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Adamson v. SandersSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  4. Sexton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Spivey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lamb v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. Nichols v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Alvarez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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