Brown v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
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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