Legal Opinion

Wyatt v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 7, 1996No. A96A1019PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge Harold R. Banke.

An Emanuel County jury convicted Robert Lyndon Wyatt on charges of child molestation, aggravated child molestation, aggra vated sodomy, and incest against his five-year-old daughter. He appeals from the trial court’s judgment, which included two concurrent life sentences.

1. The trial court did not err by prohibiting defense counsel from asking Sonya Wyatt, the defendant’s wife, about any plea offer she had received from the State. Ms. Wyatt was indicted along with her husband but refused all plea offers and sought to testify against him. Shortly before trial, the State…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Horne v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  2. Byrd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  3. Beam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Watkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  5. LaPalme v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Heidler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Lynn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Brewer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Wynn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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