Lockett v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
RUFFIN, Presiding Judge.
A Cobb County jury found Johnnie Lewis Lockett guilty of one count of aggravated child molestation and one count of child molestation. On appeal, Lockett challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Lockett also contends that the trial court erred in admitting the results of a polygraph examination and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Lockett’s claims of error lack merit, and we affirm.
“On appeal from his criminal convictions, [Lockett] no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence, and we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s…
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