Legal Opinion

Collins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 14, 2005No. A05A2055PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MlKELL, Judge.

After a jury trial, John Collins was convicted of child molestation. He was sentenced to fifteen years, five to serve in confinement and ten on probation. On appeal, Collins challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, arguing that the state failed to prove the requisite intent to convict him of child molestation and that the state did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis other than his guilt. We affirm.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence.”…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hathcock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  2. Hutchinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Gearin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. McEntyre v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Haynes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. Evans-Glodowski v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  3. In the Interest of Q. F.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  4. In Re QfCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Juan Fernando Alvarado v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021

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