Legal Opinion

Gilstrap v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 31, 1994No. A94A2469PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

James Edgar Gilstrap was indicted on one charge of rape and three counts of child molestation involving his thirteen-year-old adopted daughter. He was convicted on the molestation counts. He appeals his convictions.

1. The trial court correctly refused to allow an expert retained by Gilstrap to testify regarding results of tests administered to him and render an opinion as to whether Gilstrap’s responses fit the profile of a pedophile. This court has repeatedly held that such testimony is not admissible in Georgia. Lewis v. State, 212 Ga. App. 310, 311 (2) (441 SE2d 851) (1994);…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Tribble v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. WalkerMontana Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Abney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  3. Frank Joseph Schwindler v. P.O. Ahmed HoltDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2026
  4. Gilstrap v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Stephen James Kilpatrick v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2021

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