Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 25, 2010No. A10A0035PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Johnny Williams was convicted of rape and incest upon his natural daughter. He appeals after the denial of his amended motion for new trial, alleging insufficiency of the evidence, the admission of certain testimony by the trial court, and ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. In his first and second enumerations of error, Williams asserts insufficiency of the evidence of rape with respect to the elements of force and lack of consent.

[U]nder OCGA § 16-6-1 (a), a person commits the offense of rape when he has carnal knowledge of a female…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Bridges v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Eberhardt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  5. Pollard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. Cruz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Maurer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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