Legal Opinion
Dixon v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 7, 2010No. A10A0085PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MlKELL, Judge.
Following a jury trial, Robert Hampton Dixon was found guilty of rape (OCGA § 16-6-1), kidnapping with bodily injury (OCGA § 16-5-40), and aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21). He was acquitted of aggravated sodomy (OCGA § 16-6-2). Dixon’s motion for an out-of-time appeal was granted, and he appeals from his conviction and from the denial of his amended motion for new trial. Finding no error, we affirm.
On appellate review of a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of…
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