Legal Opinion

Dobbs v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 4, 1958No. 20057PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Wyatt, Presiding Justice.

1. We deem it unnecessary to set out the evidence in detail. Suffice it to say that the testimony of the female alleged to have been raped was amply sufficient to prove the offense of rape. The only argument made by the plaintiff in error insofar as the general grounds are concerned is that the evidence of the alleged victim was not sufficiently corroborated. We therefore look to the evidence on the question of corroboration.

The female testified that the defendant entered her home at night; that she shot him; that he then shot her; that her panties were left on the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  2. Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Watson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  2. Hill v. Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Riggins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  4. Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  5. Pitts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973

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