Hutchinson v. State

MlKELL, Judge.

James Richard Hutchinson was convicted of two counts of child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, and aggravated child molestation by a Lowndes County jury. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence as to each of his convictions and argues that the trial court should have granted his motion for directed verdict of acquittal. We affirm.

The standard of review for the denial of a motion for directed verdict of acquittal is the same as that for reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction. Under that standard we view the evidence in the light…