Legal Opinion

Day v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 17, 2010No. A09A2256PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Judge.

Donald Day appeals his convictions for two counts of aggravated child molestation, statutory rape, and six counts of child molestation. He contends his defense counsel was ineffective and that the trial court erred by admitting a medical report. For the reasons stated below, we affirm his convictions.

The principles applicable to appellate review of a criminal conviction are stated in Taylor v. State, 226 Ga. App. 254, 255 (485 SE2d 830) (1997). Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that Day forced the 13-year-old victim to engage in numerous sex…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Earnest v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  3. Head v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Hudson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  5. Holmes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Johnson v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  2. Estuardo Bernal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021

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