Legal Opinion

Fairbanks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 10, 1997No. A97A0763PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

A Clayton County jury found appellant Charles Henry Fairbanks guilty of an aggravated assault on his ex-wife during which appellant shot her in the throat with a handgun. We affirm his conviction.

1. Appellant alleges error in the introduction of two prior difficulties between the parties. First, appellant contends that the state failed to make the appropriate showings for the introduction of such evidence under Williams v. State, 261 Ga. 640, 641 (409 SE2d 649) (1991). At trial, appellant failed to object to the admissibility of this evidence based on the Williams standard.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. Zellmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Ratledge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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