Legal Opinion
Pitts v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 13, 2007No. A07A1242PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
A Chattahoochee County jury found George W. Pitts, Jr., guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of rape, OCGA § 16-6-1; aggravated battery, OCGA § 16-5-24 (a); kidnapping with bodily injury, OCGA § 16-5-40; aggravated child molestation, OCGA § 16-6-4 (c); and aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a). Pitts appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, asserting that the trial court erred in failing to exclude a potential juror for cause, failing to merge the aggravated assault conviction into the aggravated battery or kidnapping conviction, and failing to charge the jury on…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Ivey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Chandler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
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- Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Bynes v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
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- George W. Pitts, Jr. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016