Legal Opinion

Payne v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 17, 2004No. A04A2049PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Arthur Payne was found guilty of aggravated child molestation (Count 1) and child molestation (Count 2). Payne appeals from the judgment of conviction and the sentence entered thereon. In his sole enumeration of error, Payne challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court does not weigh the evidence or determine witness…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Phagan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. McGarity v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Minter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Jowers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Burke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Bearfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. Keown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Bearfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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