Legal Opinion

Craft v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 25, 2013No. A13A1186PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ray, Judge.

A Turner County jury convicted Jerry Andrew Craft of three counts of child molestation (OCGA § 16-6-4) and one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes (OCGA § 16-6-5). Craft appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. Counts 1-3 of the indictment charged Craft with child molestation “by asking the child if she had pubic hair and attempting to touch her vaginal area with his hand,” “by asking the child if she wanted to touch his penis,” and “by attempting to kiss the child on the lips,” respectively. Count 4 charged…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Arnold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Dennis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  5. Carolina v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. O'Rourke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  2. Lockridge v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  3. Shawn Patrick O'Rourke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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