Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 14, 2008No. A07A1758PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Chief Judge.

A jury found Donald Adams guilty of child molestation and aggravated child molestation. Adams appeals, alleging that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. He further argues that newly discovered evidence requires a new trial and that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion to recuse. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Viewed favorably to the verdict, see Redd v. State, 281 Ga. App. 272 (635 SE2d 870) (2006), the evidence shows that Adams had custody of his six-year-old son, D. L. A., and the mother had visitation rights. During a visit in September…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Timberlake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  2. Wellons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  3. Waits v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Parnell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mayor of Savannah v. Batson-Cook Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Donald L. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018

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