Legal Opinion

Holmes v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 16, 2003No. A03A1267PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Thomas Lee Holmes appeals his convictions for aggravated sexual battery and child molestation. He argues that the trial court erred in (1) excluding evidence of prior false allegations by the victim, (2) allowing testimony that improperly bolstered the victim’s testimony, and (3) instructing the jury to pay particular attention to a videotaped interview of the victim. We discern no error and affirm.

1. Holmes argues that the trial court erred in disallowing evidence of prior false allegations by the victim.

Evidence of prior false accusations of sexual…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Keri v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. Tyson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. Mayo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. Hines v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Menard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. Pollio v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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