Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 24, 1979No. 58358PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of the offenses of kidnapping, rape and aggravated sodomy. We affirm.

Appellant contests the judgment on the general grounds, submitting that the prosecutrix’ testimony was contradictory and not supported by the evidence. We disagree.

"The victim’s testimony, identifying the defendant as the perpetrator of the crimes with which he was charged, was supported by evidence regarding her physical injuries . . . her damaged clothing, and her observed emotional [and physical] state. Therefore, although there was evidence to the contrary, we must conclude, upon a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Quong v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Woods v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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