Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 9, 2002No. A02A1821PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Chief Judge.

Patrick Johnson appeals his conviction by a jury of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, and two counts of child molestation. He contends that his trial counsel’s failure to put his Sunday work schedule records into evidence rendered his assistance ineffective. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that C. H., a nine-year-old girl, told her biological father, Bel-ton, that Johnson,'her stepfather, had put his finger and penis in her anus. On more than one occasion, when her…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Garrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Humphrey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. Banks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  5. Metoyer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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