Legal Opinion

Lee v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 18, 2001No. A01A0420PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Van Burén Lee guilty of child molestation. Lee appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s admission of similar transaction evidence. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. In reviewing Lee’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. Instead, we review the evidence presented at trial in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict and determine whether this evidence is sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find Lee guilty of child molestation…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gilstrap v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Cooper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Russell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Braddock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Andrews v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Wise v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  5. Mobley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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