Legal Opinion

Medina v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 18, 1998No. A98A1732PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

A Henry County jury found Jose Aragon Medina guilty of four counts of child molestation for sexual acts he perpetrated upon an eight-year-old girl. Without challenging the sufficiency of the evidence against him, Medina contends that two errors of law require reversal of his conviction. We disagree and affirm.

1. Medina first challenges the admission of the outcry state ments made by the eight-year-old victim to other persons immediately after the incident occurred. Medina contends that, because of alleged inconsistencies, the outcry statements lacked sufficient indicia of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Gregg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  2. Strickland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Maynard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by31 opinions

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