Legal Opinion

Clayton v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 7, 2013No. A12A2442PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ray, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Taneka Aundrell Clayton was found guilty of aggravated assault1 and criminal trespass.2 She appeals the denial of her motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred in allowing the State to bolster witness statements and also erred in charging the jury on aggravated assault. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict,3 the record *714shows that on April 4, 2008, Clayton went to an apartment complex where her husband, Keita Andrews, from whom she was separated, was visiting a friend. Clayton and Andrews…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Talton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Payne v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Cummings v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ford-Calhoun v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  2. Long v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  4. Angelia Countryman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020
  5. Laranda Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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