Legal Opinion

Leftwich v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 7, 2009No. A09A0736PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Doyle, Judge.

A Fulton County jury found Raleigh Duane Leftwich guilty of rape, 1 kidnapping, 2 aggravated assault with intent to rape, 3 and aggravated assault with intent to rob. 4 On appeal, Leftwich argues that the trial court erred by (1) ruling that the seizure of his DNA by prison officials, which led to his arrest for these charges, did not violate his constitutional rights; (2) ruling that the statutes of limitation were properly tolled as to the kidnapping and aggravated assault charges; (3) giving an incorrect statement of law in response to a jury note; and (4) denying his motion…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hudson v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. Arizona v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Roy Padgett v. James E. DonaldCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  5. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. MARTIN v. McLAUGHLINSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  2. Stockard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  3. Dinkler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  5. Dinkler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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