Legal Opinion

Brooks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 29, 2000No. A99A2246Published

1Opinion of the Court

532 S.E.2d 763 (2000)

243 Ga. App. 246

BROOKS

v.

The STATE.

No. A99A2246.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 29, 2000.

Gilbert J. Murrah, Bainbridge, for appellant.

Ben Kirbo, Solicitor, for appellee.

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

Dennis Brooks was charged with misdemeanor simple battery for making "physical contact of an insulting and provoking nature" with his ex-girlfriend, who is also the mother of his children. A Decatur County jury found him guilty as charged. Without contesting the sufficiency of the evidence against him, he alleges that three errors of law require reversal on appeal. We have reviewed Brooks'…

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2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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