Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 19, 2014No. A14A0511PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McFadden, Judge.

A jury found Cecil Ray Wright guilty of one count of child molestation, and he appeals his conviction. Wright argues that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel because counsel failed to object to testimony of the victim’s aunt. He argues that the testimony was bolstering, commented on the ultimate issue, and contained hearsay. We hold that the testimony was neither bolstering nor improperly commented on the ultimate issue. We also hold that *659the failure to object to hearsay was harmless, given that the testimony was cumulative of the victim’s own testimony. We…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Schofield v. HolseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Anderson v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  2. Leggett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  4. Aaron Santoro v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021
  5. Anthony Allen Oliver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2022

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