Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 8, 1984No. 67586PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Roy Jackson was convicted of child molestation. He appeals, contending the evidence is insufficient to support a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in accordance with the rule in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560); and, further, that the trial judge erred in failing to determine whether the appellant knowingly and intelligently waived his right to jury trial. Held:

1. The appellant’s ten-year-old daughter, after being fully qualified as to her competency to testify, described in court the sexual molestation alleged. Some question may remain in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Kirkland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  5. Wooten v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  2. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Branch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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