Legal Opinion

Scales v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 5, 1984No. 68258PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, David Scales, appeals his conviction of the offenses of incest with his 15-year-old daughter, sodomy with the same 15-year-old daughter, and child molestation of his 12-year-old daughter. The jury was unable to reach a verdict as to another count of incest with a different 15-year-old daughter and a mistrial was declared as to that count. Held:

1. The trial court did not err in overruling defendant’s Motion for a New Trial on the general grounds. The evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find appellant guilty of the offenses charged…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Momon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Stanley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Cobb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. Weeks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  4. Cantrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Atkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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