Legal Opinion

Hopson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 12, 2006No. A06A1585PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Jason Kyle Hopson was convicted of rape. On appeal, Hopson contends that the trial court erred in (1) prohibiting him from recross-examining certain witnesses and (2) charging the jury on the victim’s capacity to consent. We discern no error and affirm.

*521Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence reveals that the victim and a female friend attended a party at Zoo Atlanta that was sponsored by a local radio station. After consuming some alcohol, the victim and her friend met Hopson, who invited the women to have a drink with him and his…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Knight v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Freeman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Littlejohn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  2. Washington v. HopsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  3. Hammill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  4. Hopson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Daniel Kirk Littlejohn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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