Legal Opinion

Harris v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 5, 2016No. A16A1047PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMlLLIAN, Judge.

Brandon Taurus Harris was charged with aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, and family violence battery under OCGA § 16-5-23.1 (f) (2). A jury found him guilty of family violence battery but acquitted him of the sex offense charges. He appeals following the denial of his motion for new trial, as amended, arguing in his sole enumeration of error that the trial court improperly admitted evidence of his prior convictions for family violence battery and simple battery Finding no error, we affirm.

Construed to support the jury’s verdict, 1 the evidence shows that at the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Olds v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  3. Bradshaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  4. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  5. Hood v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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