Legal Opinion

Aaron v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 30, 2005No. A05A1238PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Jonathan Issac Aaron was found guilty on one count of aggravated sexual battery and four counts of child molestation based on various incidents involving his three nieces. On appeal he contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction for aggravated sexual battery, (2) the trial court erred in failing to merge one of the child molestation counts into the aggravated sexual battery count, (3) the trial court erred in its jury charge on intent, and (4) his trial counsel was ineffective. We discern no error and affirm.

1. Aaron contends…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Van Alstine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  5. Coleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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