Legal Opinion
Yelverton v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 30, 2016No. S16A1043PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Justice.
More than 25 years ago, Raymond Yelverton was convicted of child molestation and aggravated child molestation, see Yelverton v. State, 199 Ga. App. 41 (403 SE2d 816) (1991), and as a result, he is required to register as a sexual offender. See OCGA § 42-1-12. Pursuant to OCGA § 42-1-19 (a) (4), Yelverton filed a petition for release from the registration requirements. The court below denied his petition, noting that evidence of a similar transaction was admitted at his criminal trial, and concluding that the admission of that evidence rendered Yelverton ineligible for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Freeman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Alatise v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Yelverton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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