Cannon v. State

Banke, Chief Judge.

James Lamar Cannon filed this out-of-time appeal from his convictions of rape, kidnapping, and two counts of aggravated sodomy. The appeal was authorized pursuant to an order entered by the trial court following a prior decision of this court in the case. See Cannon v. State, 175 Ga. App. 741 (334 SE2d 342) (1985). Held:

1. The appellant contends that certain testimony offered by a court-appointed psychologist violated his Fifth Amendment rights.

Several months prior to trial, the court had ordered a psychiatric evaluation of the appellant, at his request, but the evaluation…