Legal Opinion
Hilson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 7, 1992No. A92A0110PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Hilson was convicted of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2), upon his wife.
His enumerations relate to the testimony of their eight-year-old son and to the basis for the court’s ruling on the motion for new trial. The latter involves a consideration of the evidence, which is viewed favorably to the verdict. Adams v. State, 255 Ga. 356, 357 (338 SE2d 860) (1986).
Late one night, after defendant had been in the bathroom, he burst into their bedroom and accused his wife of having an affair. He began to choke her and knock her around. She began yelling and screaming. He…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Ambles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Shapiro v. LipmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
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