Legal Opinion
Odett v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 22, 2001No. S00A1709PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
James Edward Odett was tried before a jury and convicted of one count of aggravated child molestation and one count of child molestation, for sexual acts performed on a thirteen-year-old girl. Challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the constitutionality of OCGA § 16-6-4 (c) & (d), Odett appeals. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
1. Odett contends that the evidence does not support the verdicts. In particular, he contends that the victim’s testimony is not credible because she gave conflicting stories to the police at different times during the investigation.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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- Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Barnett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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3Cited by54 opinions
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