Legal Opinion
Mosier v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 25, 1995No. A95A1358PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Chief Judge.
Following a jury trial, Michael Mosier was convicted of one count of aggravated sodomy (OCGA § 16-6-2) and one count of rape (OCGA § 16-6-1). The trial court denied his motion for new trial.
The evidence construed in favor of the verdict showed that the victim, a young woman, left work around midnight and was driving home when her vehicle was bumped from behind by Mosier’s car. When she exited her automobile to inspect the damage she noticed Mosier had a knife. She screamed for help and in the ensuing struggle both she and Mosier were cut with it. Mosier overpowered the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Glass v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Aleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Little v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Lovelace v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
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