Legal Opinion
Hall v. Vargas
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 18, 2005No. S04A1910PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
In 1986, David Vargas was found guilty of three counts of aggravated child molestation, and the Court of Appeals affirmed his convictions. Vargas v. State, 184 Ga. App. 650 (362 SE2d 461) (1987). One issue raised on appeal was whether the trial court erred in allowing two witnesses to testify about an outcry made by the victim some four months after the last instance of her alleged molestation. The Court of Appeals disposed of that contention by holding that the testimony
was properly admitted under both the rule stated in Cuzzort v. State, 254 Ga. 745 (334 SE2d 661) [(1985)],…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Carmell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Thompson v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Cuzzort v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Bruce v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Luke v. BattleSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Abrams v. PutneyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
- Depree v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Vargas v. Hall, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2005