Legal Opinion

Doss v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 18, 2003No. A03A1481PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

A Forsyth County jury convicted David Emory Doss of aggravated child molestation and cruelty to children. On appeal, Doss argues that the trial court committed three errors: (1) it allowed a witness to testify concerning similar transactions; (2) it excluded the testimony of two of the appellant’s character witnesses; and (3) it refused to dismiss for cause a juror who had been molested. Doss also asserts that his trial counsel was ineffective. Finding no error, we affirm.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Waldrip v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Garland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Hutcheson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  4. Kim v. WallsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by17 opinions

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