Legal Opinion

Bloodworth v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 4, 1975No. 29064PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from two convictions for rape and two life sentences. The appellant was convicted for a third rape, but the trial judge granted a new trial as to that conviction. The issues on appeal are the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the convictions and the admissibility of certain evidence tending to identify the appellant as the party who had committed the two crimes.

1. Five enumerated errors, basically the general grounds for a motion for a new trial, contend that the evidence does not sustain the convictions. Having reviewed the evidence, we hold that these enumerated…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hunt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Burgeson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  3. Teal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Lingerfelt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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