Legal Opinion

Tanner v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 9, 2003No. A02A1906PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

Benny Tanner was convicted of four counts of aggravated assault, one count of attempted child molestation, and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On appeal from the denial of his motion for new trial, Tanner contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions, (2) similar transaction evidence was erroneously admitted, (3) the state crime lab report should have been excluded from evidence, (4) trial counsel was ineffective, and (5) he was impermissibly denied the right to open and conclude the closing argument. Finding no error, we…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Farley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Hash v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Mency v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. Grooms v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. Rasch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Easley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Decapite v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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