Legal Opinion

Berman v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 16, 2006No. A06A0481PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

A jury found Frank William Berman III guilty of aggravated child molestation and two counts of child molestation. Berman appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. He also argues the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence, charging the jury, and allowing the jury to watch the child victim’s videotaped interview during its deliberations. Finally, he argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. On appeal from his criminal convictions, Berman no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence, and we…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Owens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Pollard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  3. State v. GamblinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Tompkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  5. Frazier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  5. Purvis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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