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Edwards v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
May 29, 1979
257 S.E.2d 43 (Ga. Ct. App. 1979)

Opinion

57895.

ARGUED MAY 8, 1979.

DECIDED MAY 29, 1979.

Child molestation. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Alverson.

Charles Gary Hodges, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Benjamin H. Oehlert, III, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


Appellant was convicted of child molestation after a trial before the court without the intervention of a jury. On appeal appellant contends that the judgment was against the weight of the evidence and without evidence to support it. This court cannot consider the weight of the evidence, our only function with regard to the general grounds being to determine if the evidence is sufficient to support the judgment. Kendrick v. State, 146 Ga. App. 513 ( 246 S.E.2d 505) (1978); Ridley v. State, 236 Ga. 147 ( 223 S.E.2d 131) (1976).

In this case the thirteen-year-old prosecutrix testified as to facts showing the essential elements of the crime charged in the indictment and gave an explicit summary of other incidences of molestation over a five-year period. The testimony of a physician who examined the victim tended to corroborate the evidence of the victim. The evidence is sufficient to support the finding of the trial judge. Bruno v. State, 149 Ga. App. 1 ( 253 S.E.2d 421) (1979); Stewart v. State, 146 Ga. App. 235 ( 246 S.E.2d 142) (1978).

Judgment affirmed. Deen, C. J., and Quillian, P. J., concur. Shulman, J., not participating.

ARGUED MAY 8, 1979 — DECIDED MAY 29, 1979.


Summaries of

Edwards v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
May 29, 1979
257 S.E.2d 43 (Ga. Ct. App. 1979)
Case details for

Edwards v. State

Case Details

Full title:EDWARDS v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: May 29, 1979

Citations

257 S.E.2d 43 (Ga. Ct. App. 1979)
257 S.E.2d 43