Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 14, 2009No. A08A2197PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

A jury found David Brown guilty of child molestation, committed by exposing his penis to Y. K. with the intent to arouse and satisfy his sexual desires. On appeal, Brown challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Because the evidence was sufficient, we affirm.

When a criminal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, “the relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  3. Hammontree v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Boyd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  2. Lipscomb v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Garduno v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. McMurtry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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