Legal Opinion
Dixon v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 3, 2004No. S04A0072PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Chief Justice.
A Floyd County jury convicted Marcus Dwayne Dixon of misdemeanor statutory rape and aggravated child molestation, but acquitted him of rape, false imprisonment, aggravated assault, and sexual battery.1 Dixon appeals only his conviction for aggravated child molestation. Because we find that the General Assembly intended to punish Dixon’s conduct as misdemeanor statutory rape rather than child molestation, we reverse Dixon’s conviction for aggravated child molestation.
The State alleged that on February 10, 2003, Dixon forcibly raped the victim after school in a trailer…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. R. L. C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Mathis v. CannonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Gee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- State v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Vines v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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3Cited by43 opinions
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