Legal Opinion

Durrence v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 11, 2011No. A10A2125PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MlKELL, Judge.

James H. Durrence was convicted of three counts of child molestation based on acts committed against his girlfriend’s seven- year-old daughter, H. M. He was sentenced as a recidivist to twenty years on each count, to run concurrently, with eight years to serve and the rest on probation. On appeal, Durrence contends that the trial court erred in admitting his statement into evidence and in granting the state’s motion in limine to exclude evidence of a report of molestation made by A. E, H. M.’s half-sister. Discerning no error, we affirm.

1. Durrence argues that the trial court…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Humphreys v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  5. SOSNIAK v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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