Legal Opinion

Trimble v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 7, 1972No. 27259PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Undercofler, Justice.

Larry Trimble was convicted of the offense of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals. Held:

The trial court gave the following charge on alibi: "Lady and gentlemen, alibi as a defense involves the impossibility of the presence of the accused at the scene of the offense at the time of its commission and the range of *400the evidence in respect to time and place must be such as reasonably precludes the possibility of the presence of the accused at the time and place of the offense. If you believe that a crime was committed as charged in this indictment but you do…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  2. Young v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  3. Chaffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  5. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973

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