Legal Opinion

Luke v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 21, 1996No. A96A0393PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

Marcus Luke appeals his convictions of two counts of aggravated sodomy, OCGA § 16-6-2, two counts of aggravated child molestation, OCGA § 16-6-4 (c), and one count of child molestation, OCGA § 16-6-4 (a).

Construed to support the jury’s verdict, evidence was presented that on October 15, 1994, J. L., Luke’s. 13-year-old nephew, spent the night at Luke’s house. J. L. testified that sometime after midnight, he and Luke got into the back seat of Luke’s car, and in response to Luke’s requests, J. L. and Luke engaged in mutual masturbation. J. L. also testified that Luke performed oral…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Oller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Richardson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Brewer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  2. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  3. Hendrix v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Luke v. BattleSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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