Legal Opinion

Lockett v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 25, 2002No. A02A1498PublishedCited by 12 opinions

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…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. State v. ChambersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Buice v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Murphy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Carr v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  5. Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  5. Parfenuk v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016

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