Legal Opinion
Chase v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 15, 2009No. S09G0139PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Chief Justice.
This appeal presents a straightforward question of law. The question is whether, in November 2006, consent of the alleged victim *694was a defense to the crime of sexual assault of a person enrolled in school. We have concluded that it was, as long as the student had reached the legal age of consent. Accordingly, the trial court erred in preventing the defendant from presenting a consent defense at trial, and we reverse the contrary judgment of the Court of Appeals.
1. In November 2006, 28-year-old Melissa Lee Chase was a highly regarded teacher and coach at Harlem High School…
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