Legal Opinion
Baptiste v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 18, 1997No. A97A2570PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Defendant-appellant Darryl Baptiste married Debora Davis in the early 1980s and fathered two children. They were separated for several years while he was living with another woman, and he spent months out of state. In her own name only, Davis leased an apartment at 76-A Trevitta Drive, DeKalb County, where she lived with her two children. Thereafter, the defendant heard that Davis , was seeing a Daniel Tesfaye, and he became upset. Defendant decided to “rescue” his children from being subject to the influence of the lover.
On August 21, 1993, defendant approached Tesfaye…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Mayberry v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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