Legal Opinion

Guffey v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 9, 1989No. A89A0427PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Appellant, Michael Eugene Guffey, was convicted of child molestation of his seven-year-old stepdaughter, M. E. He appeals the judgment of conviction and sentence.

1. Appellant asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in finding M. E. and J. G., age 5, competent to testify.

In his brief appellant makes numerous assertions, some which are not supported by the record. Unsupported factual assertions contained in the briefs of the parties, but not supported by the record, cannot be considered in the appellate process. Behar v. Aero Med Intl., 185 Ga. App. 845 (1) (366 SE2d…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Behar v. Aero Med International, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Oller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Baggett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. McGee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  2. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Krause v. VanceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Kilgore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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