Legan v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Patrick Legan was convicted on three counts of cruelty to children in the first degree. He appeals his conviction and the denial of his motion for new trial, (i) challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and (ii) arguing that the trial court erred in admitting statements he made to law enforcement during a pre-polygraph examination interview. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in a light most favorable to the verdict and [Legan] no longer enjoys a presumption of…