Bright v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.
Following a jury trial, Stephen Bright was convicted on two counts of child molestation. He appeals his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and arguing that the trial court erred by instructing the jury on the law of voluntary intoxication. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
“On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in a light most favorable to the verdict, and [Bright] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence.” (Punctuation omitted.) Dennis v. State. In evaluating…
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