Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 26, 1981No. 62037PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Defendant-Jenkins appeals his conviction of the offenses of armed robbery and kidnapping with bodily injury. We affirm.

1. The bodily injury which occurred in conjunction with the kidnapping of the prosecutrix was rape. Defendant argues that, even if there was evidence to prove his participation in a kidnapping, there was no evidence to connect him with the alleged rape. We disagree.

The prosecutrix testified that she was abducted from a bus station at gunpoint by the appellant and a co-defendant (not a party to this appeal). The victim testified that the co-defendant…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hendrix v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Caldwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by1 opinion

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