Legal Opinion

Wallace v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 2, 1997No. A97A1430PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

A jury found Ronald Wallace guilty of child molestation and statutory rape. Wallace appeals from the judgment of conviction and the denial of his motion for new trial. We affirm.

1. Wallace claims the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions for statutory rape and child molestation. “On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. [Cit.]”…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Gregg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  4. Ogles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. Tidwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Polite v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Fiek v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. United States v. BaheDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1998
  4. Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Cornelius v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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