Legal Opinion

Heard v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 31, 1984No. 66967PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated sodomy. His sole enumeration of error on appeal is that the trial court erred in permitting the written statements of two witnesses to be taken into the jury room during the jury’s deliberations.

At trial, appellant attempted to establish the defense of alibi. The evidence showed that the crime occurred between 2:00 and 2:30 a.m. Appellant testified that he had talked on the telephone to his girlfriend, Elizabeth Smith, from 1:25 until 2:30 or 2:45 on the night in question. Ms. Smith corroborated appellant’s assertions by testifying that they…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Proctor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Royals v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  5. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Fields v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Nixon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Brewton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008

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