Legal Opinion

Hilliard v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 23, 2009No. A09A0131PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Doyle, Judge.

A Tattnall County jury found Robert Christopher Hilliard guilty of aggravated sexual battery1 and child molestation.2 On appeal, Hilliard argues that (1) the trial court erred by denying his motion for mistrial after a witness improperly testified about the victim’s credibility; (2) the trial court erred by failing to charge the jury on sexual battery3 as a lesser included offense to child molestation; (3) the trial court erred by allowing similar transaction evidence; and (4) the trial court erred by allowing, and trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object when the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  2. Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  3. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Shields v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. De'Mon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Goss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Laster v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Gresham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Hilliard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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