Legal Opinion

McEntyre v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 7, 2001No. A00A2332PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Foster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Cox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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