Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 14, 2001No. A01A2198PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

A Fulton County jury found Scilentto Thomas guilty of aggravated assault and theft by taking. 1 . These offenses arose when Thomas arranged to have two men beat an Anthony’s Pizza deliveryman about the head and shoulders with a wooden stick and a metal pipe so that Thomas could obtain an order of chicken wings and four large pizzas for free. He appeals, claiming that the trial court erred in permitting the introduction of similar transaction evidence; per mitting the introduction of impermissible character evidence; permitting testimony in violation of reciprocal discovery…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Farley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Tanner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Goldsby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Judice v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Gant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Fletcher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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