Legal Opinion

Goss v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 8, 1997No. A97A1618PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Arnold “Sonny” Goss was indicted on two counts of child molestation, two counts of aggravated child molestation, two counts of aggravated sodomy, and three counts of cruelty to children. The jury found him guilty of both child molestation counts and two counts of cruelty to children, but not guilty of the remaining offenses. The trial court denied Goss’ motion for new trial, and this appeal followed. We affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that the victim in this case is Goss’ nine-year-old niece, M. I. At trial, M. I.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  2. Royal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. McClarity v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Guild v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Griffith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Perdue v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Guild v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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