Legal Opinion

Clemens v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 12, 2012No. A12A1146PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Trent D. Clemens was convicted of child molestation. Clemens appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by *17denying his demurrer, in charging the jury, and by excluding the testimony of his father. Clemens also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm, for the reasons that follow.

On appeal from [Clemens’s] criminal convictions, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and [Clemens] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. We neither weigh the evidence nor assess witness credibility, which are tasks…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Arnold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  2. Peebles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  3. McClain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. DELONG v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. State v. CorhenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Marriott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
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  3. King v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  4. Krol v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  5. United States v. Tomas Puga-YanezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016

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