Legal Opinion

Spradling v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 9, 2011No. A11A0264PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Dillard, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Phillip Clayton Spradling was convicted on one count of aggravated sexual battery, one count of aggravated sodomy, four counts of child molestation, and two counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes. His sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred by admitting similar-transaction evidence. We disagree and affirm.

Construed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the evidence shows that in September 2008, Spradling lured twelve-year-old C. W and nine-year-old C. H. to his house under the guise that he was acting at the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Arrington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  3. Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. City of Monroe v. JordanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. O'NEAL v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by2 opinions

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