Legal Opinion

Roberts v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 1, 2012No. A11A1802PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackwell, Judge.

Marc C. Roberts was tried by a Gwinnett County jury and convicted of rape, 1 incest, 2 and aggravated sexual battery. 3 On appeal, he claims that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his rape conviction and that the court below erred when it admitted a recording of his interrogation because, he says, the recording in- eludes comments by a police officer that pertained to the ultimate issue and improperly bolstered the credibility of the victim. We find no merit in these claims of error and affirm the judgment of conviction.

1. We first consider whether the evidence is…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Collum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  2. Ferguson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. Rowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Ward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Duran v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  2. Gordon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  3. Canty v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. Andre Gordon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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