Legal Opinion

Clark v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 16, 1978No. 55345PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

1. The general grounds of the motion for new trial are without merit. There is ample evidence that the defendant forced the victim to come with him against her will, that he drove her to one house where he burned her with an iron, as shown by pictures taken shortly after her release, that he took her to another location and shaved her head with a razor, that he also cut and beat her and forced her to have sexual intercourse with him, and that after three days a woman in the apartment helped her to escape. The verdict of guilty of kidnapping with bodily harm was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Preston v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  3. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  4. Spencer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Clark v. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982

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