Legal Opinion

Woods v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 4, 1983No. 65049PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for aggravated sodomy. Held:

1. Error is asserted on the grounds that the trial court denied a motion to suppress photographic identification evidence and in permitting the in-court identifications of defendant by the victim and his brother because it was based on identifications made from a photographic display which was impermissibly suggestive.

After defendant had been arrested and had admitted committing a sexual act with the victim, a photographic display including defendant was shown to the 11-year-old victim and his 13-year-old…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jefferson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. Arnold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Kelly v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  2. Majors v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Fields v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Garner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

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