Legal Opinion

Brooks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 27, 1998No. A98A0191PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

Brian Brooks appeals his conviction of rape, statutory rape, child molestation, and giving a false name to a police officer. The trial court imposed sentence on the rape and false name charges and held that the remaining charges merged with the rape conviction. Brooks contests the sufficiency of the evidence. He also contends the trial court erred in allowing into evidence similar transaction evidence and evidence of his custodial statements.

1. Brooks contends the trial court erred in allowing evidence of a prior similar transaction. “Williams v. State, 261 Ga. 640, 641-642…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Rodriguez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Glass v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Ellis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Roberts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. Maskivish v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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