Legal Opinion

Ruffin v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 21, 2015No. A15A1109PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Boggs, Judge.

After a jury trial, Jerry Lamar Ruffin was convicted of rape, statutory rape, incest, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, and two counts of child molestation. His amended motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals, asserting as his sole enumeration of error that the trial court violated the continuing witness rule by allowing an anatomical diagram to go out with the jury over his objection. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Though Ruffin does not raise the general grounds, we have reviewed the record and hold that, based on the evidence adduced at trial,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. James v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Tibbs v. TibbsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  4. McClure v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  5. Kenney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  3. RAMIREZ v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  4. Powell v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  5. Haslam v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017

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