Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 24, 1984No. 67713PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of simple battery and sodomy. On appeal he enumerates error in the court’s failure to give certain charges or its failure to completely charge the jury on certain legal principles. He also alleges error in allowing a witness to testify whose name was not included in the list of state witnesses.

1. Appellant contends the trial court erred by failing to charge, without request, that confessions must be scanned with care and must be corroborated to warrant a conviction. This contention is without merit, because appellant did not make a confession in the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Kelly v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  2. Megar v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  4. Griffis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  5. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lamb v. Decatur Federal Savings & Loan AssociationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  2. Hanvey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Rucker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Hanvey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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