Legal Opinion

Skiver v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 24, 1994No. A94A0293PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Cooper, Judge.

Defendant was indicted for the rape and aggravated sodomy of his natural daughter and convicted by a jury of both offenses. He appeals his convictions and the sentences entered thereon, raising three enumerations of error.

1. In his first enumeration of error, defendant argues the trial court erred by failing to follow the mandate of Williams v. State, 261 Ga. 640 (409 SE2d 649) (1991) before allowing the State to introduce evidence of similar transactions at trial. Specifically, defendant argues that evidence of similar transactions and prior difficulties involving the defendant…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Chisholm v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Cavender v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Elrod v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  2. McTaggart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Belt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Belt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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