Legal Opinion

Kirton v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 6, 2000No. A00A2115PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Francis Kirton was convicted of incest, statutory rape, and two counts of child molestation based on the following evidence: (1) his ten-year-old stepdaughter stated on the stand and in a videotaped interview that he had repeatedly engaged in sexual intercourse with her over a period of years, (2) a physician testified that she disclosed the abuse to him and that he examined her and found definite evidence of repeated and prolonged vaginal penetration, (3) three other *671witnesses testified that she reported the sexual abuse to them, including an instance of fondling, and (4)…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Felix v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Hanifa v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  5. Rachel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Blocker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Robertson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API