Legal Opinion

Gilbert v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 5, 1989No. A89A0270PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Douglas Lamar Gilbert was convicted of one count of aggravated child molestation and two counts of child molestation involving his stepdaughter, who was nine years old at the time of the incident, and he filed this appeal.

1. Appellant enumerates the general grounds, contending that the uncorroborated testimony of the victim was insufficient proof of the charged crimes, and that the State did not prove he committed aggravated child molestation after July 1, 1984, the effective date of OCGA § 16-6-4 (c) (Ga. L. 1984, p. 685, § 1).

The victim, who was thirteen at the time of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  3. Allison v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  4. Southern Railway Co. v. LawsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  5. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hunter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  2. Sweet v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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