Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 13, 1988No. 76370PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for the offense of child molestation. The State filed a pre-trial motion in limine, seeking to preclude the introduction at trial of any evidence concerning sexual contact between the victim and anyone other than appellant. The trial court granted the State’s motion. At trial, an expert witness for the State testified that, on November 17, 1986, the victim had made a report which was to the effect that no one other than appellant had ever molested her. See OCGA §§ 24-3-4; 24-3-16. The case was submitted to the jury and a verdict of guilty was returned.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chastain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Chastain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Byrd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  5. Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Wand v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Dent v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Wakily v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Stack-Thorpe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Eugene French v. Warden, Wilcox State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015

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