Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 27, 2012No. A11A1621PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Fresiding Judge.

Following his convictions for aggravated assault with intent to rape, attempted rape, false imprisonment, simple battery, and simple assault, Cameron W Wright filed a motion for new trial, which the trial court denied after a hearing. He appeals from that order, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the aggravated assault and attempted rape convictions, and that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of a similar transaction because the State failed to prove similarity between the similar transaction and the current offense. Upon our review, and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Helton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Butler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. De'Mon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Chapman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Rawls v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  3. Dean v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
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  5. William Chapman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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