Legal Opinion
Sweetenburg v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 4, 1990No. A90A0973PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Presiding Judge.
The appellant was convicted of rape and simple assault, but the two convictions were merged for sentencing. He brings this appeal from the denial of his motion for new trial. Held:
1. Construed in favor of the verdict, the evidence as a whole was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find the appellant guilty of rape beyond a reasonable doubt. See generally Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).
2. The appellant contends that he is entitled to a new trial based on the alleged ineffectiveness of his trial counsel. In such cases,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. GoldenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Brogdon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Snyder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Knight v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Whorton v. BoatwrightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Lynn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- McCollum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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