229 Ga. App. 772 - Swift v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
20
cited by 20 later decisions
1
states following
September 2009
most recently cited
20 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Williams v. State · 195 Ga. App. 463 - Grant v. State · Farley v. State · 173 Ga. App. 254 - Cooper v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“Evidence of a conviction for incest with either a natural child or stepchild of unspecified age involves a lascivious motivation or bent of mind which generally will have some probative value in determining an accused's motivation or bent of mind in a subsequent trial for child molestation. [Cit.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. 2”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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