Legal Opinion

Amador v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 23, 2011No. A11A0563PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Presiding Judge.

Melvin Alexander Flores Amador was convicted of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and two counts of first degree cruelty to children for acts committed against his two-year-old daughter, A. R. He contends that the trial court erred in failing to strike a prospective juror for cause, in denying his motion to suppress his custodial statement, in excluding a witness’s testimony on hearsay grounds, and in allowing an expert witness to testify to an issue within the jury’s province. We find no merit in these claims of error, and affirm.

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Vansant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. Tate v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  4. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Waldrip v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Wofford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  2. Parrott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Platt v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  4. In the Interest Of: K.H., a ChildCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  5. Chad Randall Wofford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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