Legal Opinion

Benton v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 2, 2002No. A02A1602PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

A Clarke County jury found Leo Benton guilty of stalking his daughter. He appeals, claiming that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict; that the trial court failed to limit the jury’s consideration of evidence of prior difficulties between the parties; and that the trial court erred by including as a condition of his probation that he have no contact with his granddaughter, the victim’s daughter. Finding no merit to these claims of error, we affirm.

1. Benton first challenges the sufficiency of the evidence introduced against him.

As an appellate court, we do not…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Pitts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Fly v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Vasser v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Sinclair v. DalyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. De Louis v. SheppardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Hollis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Hannah v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Lopez v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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