Legal Opinion

Goodroe v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 12, 1999No. A99A0259PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

Willie Gene Goodroe was found guilty by a jury of three counts of rape and one count of aggravated assault. His motion for new trial, as amended, was denied, and he appeals. We find no error, and we affirm.

1. Goodroe raises the general grounds. Construed to support the verdict, the evidence presented at trial showed that the victim was a middle-aged neighbor of the mother of Goodroe’s girlfriend. She knew Goodroe because she had a car and had driven Goodroe’s girlfriend, and sometimes Goodroe, on various errands. On the day in question, Goodroe knocked at the victim’s door in the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. BeltSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Mullins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Culver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  2. McGuire v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Rowe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Starks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Robbins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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