Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 29, 1999No. A99A1218PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

A Richmond County jury found Rudolph Lamar Thomas guilty of two counts of burglary, one count of rape, and one count of aggravated sodomy for acts he perpetrated against a female victim after twice breaking into her home. He appeals his conviction, and we affirm it.

1. Thomas first challenges the sufficiency of the evidence introduced against him. In so doing, he does not assert that the essential elements of the crimes were not present in the testimony of the State’s witnesses. Instead, Thomas claims that “the State’s witnesses were entirely impeached and the alleged victim…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. State v. BeltSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  5. Bobo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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