Legal Opinion

McCoy v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 3, 1985No. 69775PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and convicted of molesting his eleven-year-old stepdaughter. His motion for new trial was denied and he appeals.

1. Relying upon Arnold v. State, 167 Ga. App. 720 (307 SE2d 526) (1983), appellant enumerates as error the denial of his motion for a continuance. Arnold v. State, supra at 721, provides: “In this case, counsel for appellant had obviously concentrated his defense on the presentation of an alibi pertinent to the date alleged in the indictment. . . . When the [S]tate revealed its intent at trial merely to prove that the alleged offense…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. De Palma v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  3. Walraven v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Birge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  5. Tucker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Keri v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. Whittington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  3. Coney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  4. Brannon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Heard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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