Legal Opinion
Allen v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 21, 1979No. 58875PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Defendant was indicted, tried, and convicted of the offense of rape. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Defendant’s .motion for new trial was filed, heard, and denied and he appeals. Held:
1. The first two enumerations of error are concerned with the testimony of the victim as a witness that she was raped twice by defendant eight years earlier. This evidence was clearly admissible for the purpose of identification and to show motive, plan, scheme, and bent of mind. See Wright v. State, 184 Ga. 62, 70-71 (190 SE 663); Allen v. State, 201 Ga. 391, 395 (40 SE2d 144);…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Haden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Sides v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Phelps v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Burroughs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Jackson v. MeadowsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Luther H. Allen v. Lanson Newsome, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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