Legal Opinion

Gay v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 14, 1977No. 54723PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

Appellant was tried by a jury and found guilty of aggravated assault. This appeal follows.

1. Appellant attacks the conviction on the general grounds. There was more than ample evidence to support the verdict. Contrary to appellant’s contentions, there is no requirement that the testimony of the victim of the alleged assault, appellant’s estranged wife, be corroborated in order to legally convict the accused. See Code Ann. § 38-121. Solomon v. State, 18 Ga. App. 744 (1) (90 SE 488); Mitchell v. State, 120 Ga. App. 447, 448 (3) (170 SE2d 765).

2. The court allowed testimony that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Price v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Terrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Childers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  4. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  5. Price v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Laney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Samuels v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Brennan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Edwards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Matchett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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