Legal Opinion

Knight v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 25, 1988No. 75382PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of four counts of burglary, two counts of rape and two counts of aggravated sodomy. He appeals from those convictions.

1. Appellant alleges error in denial of his motion to sever for trial the counts of the indictment involving different victims. The offenses against the four victims occurred at separate residences on July 29, 1986; August 21, 1986; September 13, 1986; and October 23, 1986. Appellant argues that because the separate crimes did not arise out of the same conduct, did not involve the same victims, and evidence of the separate offenses would…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Anthony v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  5. Coats v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. HamiltonUtah Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Roebuck v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Baxter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Woods v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Roebuck v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

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