Legal Opinion

McNeal v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 11, 1972No. 26904PublishedCited by 94 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mobley, Presiding Justice.

This appellant, Luther D. McNeal, was indicted, tried, and convicted of rape, and sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary. From this verdict and sentence he appeals, and enumerates seven grounds of error.

The first error enumerated is the denial of his motion for new trial and amended motion, as set out in the subsequent enumeration of errors.

Enumerated error 2 alleges that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. The appellant contends that the State did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt the force and lack of consent which are essential elements of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  2. Lingo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  4. Curtis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
  5. Pippins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968

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3Cited by94 opinions

  1. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Jarrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Bethay v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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