Legal Opinion

Bolden v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 1, 1978No. 56829, 56835PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Evonia Bolden and Winiford Taylor were tried by a jury for inciting a riot and using abusive and opprobrious language. They were convicted of the latter offense and each defendant received a twelve-month sentence. They bring this appeal from the trial court’s denial of their motions for a new trial.

1. As there was no objection raised at trial to the arresting officer’s testimony that the language used by the women was abusive and obscene, there is nothing for this court to review. Jackson v. State, 145 Ga. App. 526 (244 SE2d 49) (1978). At any rate, this issue was not…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. State v. StonakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Bearden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Woodward v. GrayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Joseph Lamar v. Fred Banks, Warden, Gwinnett County Correctional InstituteCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Shuler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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