Legal Opinion

Harmon v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 4, 1986No. 72373PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Judge.

In this appeal from his conviction for burglary and aggravated assault with intent to rape, appellant raises only the general grounds. From the evidence at trial, the jury was authorized to find that the victim, upon hearing a noise at the front door of her home in the early morning hours of July 4,1983, went to investigate and discovered that appellant had forced his way into her home. He held a knife to the victim’s throat and forced her to disrobe, demanding that she engage in intercourse with him. When she attempted to resist, a struggle ensued in which the victim was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Redd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Foster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Etheridge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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