Legal Opinion
Sparks v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 13, 1998No. A98A0393PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.
Defendant James Lewis Sparks, along with three others, was charged in an indictment with aggravated sodomy, by “placing his penis in the anus of [the female victim], . . . with force and against [her] will. . . .” Defendant was further charged with rape. The evidence showed that defendant and three of his friends took advantage of the victim’s intoxicated state to commit various acts of sexual assault.
On May 21, 1994, the victim attended a party with a female friend. After consuming some alcohol, the victim was “[g]iddy[, and] was noticeably affected. . . .” Between…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Avery v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- State v. StonakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Patton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Messer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- State v. AlvaradoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Clue v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
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