Legal Opinion
Banks v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 25, 2001No. A01A0999PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
A Walton County jury convicted Randy Banks of rape, OCGA § 16-6-1; aggravated sodomy, OCGA § 16-6-2; and aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Banks appeals, challenging certain evidentiary rulings by the trial court, claiming there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions, and contending he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Finding these assertions to be without merit, we affirm.
On appeal, the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, this Court views the evidence in the light…
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