Legal Opinion
Adams v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 7, 2011No. S10A1563PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Presiding Justice.
On June 12, 2008, Mitchell Lee Adams was indicted for child molestation and aggravated child molestation occurring on and between May 1, 2007 and March 10, 2008, “the State being unable to narrow the range of dates or charge a specific date as the crime occurred during the period of time charged and the victim is a young child unable to state a specific date ....” Prior to trial, the trial court denied a challenge by Adams to the constitutionality of the mandatory minimum sentence for aggravated child molestation provided in the 2006 amendment to OCGA § 16-6-4 (d)…
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