Legal Opinion

Tudor v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 19, 2013No. A12A1676PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Branch, Judge.

James Melvin Tudor was tried by a Whitfield County jury and convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual battery,1 four counts of child molestation,2 and one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes.3 He now appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial, asserting that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions. Finding that the evidence supports the jury’s verdict, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the defendant is no longer entitled to a presumption of innocence and we therefore construe the evidence in the light most favorable to the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Garza v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  2. Hammond v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  3. Heidt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Cimildoro v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  5. Whorton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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