Legal Opinion

Wells v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 12, 1993No. A93A0140PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Dennis Lee Wells appeals his judgment of conviction of rape and his sentence. Appellant was found not guilty of solicitation of sodomy during the same incident.

Appellant asserts evidence insufficiency and also enumerates three errors pertaining to the admission of certain similar transaction evidence.

Appellant and the victim agree that in late August 1990, during the course of a date, appellant engaged in an act of sexual intercourse with the victim; however, appellant testified the act was consensual while the victim testified that the rape was not consensual, was…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. McBee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Prickett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Nichols v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Grimsley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Morales v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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