Legal Opinion

Battle v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 7, 1990No. A90A0285PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Otis Battle was convicted of burglary and statutory rape. On appeal, his counsel enumerates five asserted errors below and appellant pro se submits a separate “supplemented” enumeration of error arguing ineffectiveness of counsel. Appellant asserts generally that the verdict was contrary to the evidence and to the law, and is not supported by the evidence. He urges mainly that head hairs removed from radio earphones the rapist allegedly used and pubic hairs removed from the victim did not match his own, according to scientific testing; and that he was proved by his uncle to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Dawson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  3. Noggle v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  4. Castillo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. Williamson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Kellibrew v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  2. Sabo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Rainey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Daniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Shelton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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