Legal Opinion

McGarity v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 21, 1997No. A96A2403PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

Ronald Leon McGarity appeals his conviction for child molestation. He was found guilty of molesting two different children. McGarity argues that the trial court improperly excluded evidence of one victim’s previous exposure to and preoccupation with sexual activity, and he asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict for the molestation of the other victim.

The record reflects that one victim, an eight-year-old girl, claimed McGarity molested her on numerous occasions when she visited her great-grandmother’s home, where McGarity resided. She testified that…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Burris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Chastain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  5. Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  2. Wand v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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  4. Rocha v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Mann v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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