Legal Opinion

Sears v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 17, 1987No. 73349PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Dave William Sears brings this appeal from his convictions of incest, enticing a child for indecent purposes, child molestation (two counts), and rape. Held:

1. Appellant’s first enumeration of error challenges his convictions of Count 1 (incest), Count 2 (enticing a child for indecent purposes), and Count 3 (child molestation) on the ground that the statute of limitation had run prior to his indictment. Appellant was indicted on April 18, 1985. As to Counts 1, 2 and 3 the indictment alleged that these criminal acts occurred “in the year 1980” but were unknown to the prosecutor and…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Toussie v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Kardy v. SHOOK, J.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
  4. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
  5. Barnes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  2. Gilstrap v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Pareja v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Womack v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  5. Davidson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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