Legal Opinion

Willingham v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 15, 1999No. A99A2211PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Curtis Willingham appeals his convictions of child molestation and statutory rape of his daughter. This is Willingham’s second appeal of his convictions. Previously, in Willingham v. State, 235 Ga. App. 475 (509 SE2d 744) (1998), we determined that: (1) Willingham waived any error regarding the admission of testimony concerning his sexual dreams and fantasies of his niece; (2) the trial court did not err in failing sua sponte to instruct the jury on the defenses of accident and mistake of fact; and (3) it was necessary to remand the case for a hearing on…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  3. Mency v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Cunningham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Daniels v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Mathis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Daker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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