Legal Opinion
Black v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 14, 2003No. A03A0454PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Presiding Judge.
A jury found Henry Allen Black guilty of molesting his stepdaughter, A. H. Black appeals, challenging the denial of his motion for directed verdict, as well as the admissibility of his statements to police. He also argues that the proceeding violated his rights to confrontation and a fair trial. For reasons that follow, we affirm.
1. In reviewing the denial of Black’s directed verdict motion, we must construe the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict and determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found Black guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. “As…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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