Legal Opinion

Hammontree v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 23, 2007No. A06A2367PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

Jeff Hammontree appeals from his conviction of child molestation. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction and argues that the trial court erred in admitting similar transaction evidence without notice and a hearing and in admitting evidence of an internet instant message conversation. We find no error and affirm.

On appeal, Hammontree no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Carey v. State, 281 Ga. App. 816, 817 (637 SE2d 757) (2006). We do not weigh the evidence or judge the credibility of the witnesses but determine only whether, when…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Wall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. Braley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  3. Cook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Tienda, Ronnie Jr.Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  2. Burgess v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Smoot v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Woods v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Castaneira v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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