Legal Opinion

ATKINS v. the STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 28, 2018No. A17A0240Published

1Opinion of the Court

Bethel, Judge.

In Atkins v. State , No. S17G1996, 304 Ga. 240 , 818 S.E.2d 567 , 2018 WL 3965743 (Ga. Aug. 20, 2018), the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed in part and reversed in part our previous decision in Atkins v. State , 342 Ga. App. 422 , 803 S.E.2d 122 (2017). Specifically, the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed our holding that under OCGA § 24-4-412, the trial court properly prohibited Atkins from seeking testimony regarding the victim's sexual activity, but reversed our decision that a victim's prior statements can constitute sufficient corroboration under OCGA § 16-6-3. Instead, our…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Atkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. Atkins v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017

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