Legal Opinion

Kerr v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 29, 1980No. 59241PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

Appellant was tried and convicted of aggravated sodomy. The trial court denied his motion for a new trial, and appellant filed this appeal enumerating as error the general grounds, the court’s charge on intent, and the admission of certain hearsay testimony. We affirm.

1. The first enumeration of error challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. Having reviewed the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, we conclude that any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Boyd v. State,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Boyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Skrine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  5. Peebles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Seabrooks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  2. Parker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  3. Gunter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Lynch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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