Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 1, 1989No. A89A0876PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of the offense of rape and the trial court imposed a life sentence. He now appeals. Held:

1. Defendant first asserts the general grounds.

At trial, the victim testified and positively identified defendant as the man who entered her home and raped her. Further, Officer Jim Lewis of the Columbus Police Department testified that he observed defendant in the area of the victim’s home shortly after the crime, that he noticed that defendant’s characteristics matched the general *773body description of the victim’s assailant, including a cast on his right…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gibbons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Grindle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  5. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Farmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  2. Franklin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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