McEntyre v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
McEntyre claims that the evidence in this case was insufficient to allow the jury to find him guilty of child molestation of his daughter. He argues that the jury could not, as a matter of law, have found that he possessed the requisite criminal intent to satisfy his sexual desires. He urges that the jury was authorized to find only that he was guilty of misdemeanor sexual battery. We disagree.
When assessing the sufficiency of evidence to support a criminal conviction, this Court does not weigh or evaluate the evidence for itself, nor does it resolve conflicts concerning…
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