Legal Opinion
Crowder v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 5, 1975No. 29540PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
Roy Crowder was convicted of the offense of rape which occurred on January 1,1974, and was sentenced to serve fourteen years in the penitentiary. He appeals. Held:
1. The appellant contends that the identification testimony of the victim had to be supported under Code Ann. § 26-2001 (Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1249, 1299). There is no merit in this contention. Code Ann. § 26-2001 provides that "No conviction shall be had for rape on the unsupported testimony of the female.” The evidence was sufficient to authorize the verdict. The victim’s testimony was supported by an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Joyner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Gravitt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Estes v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Street v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Kessel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
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