Walls v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
Charles Howard Walls was convicted of child molestation and sentenced to eight years, three to serve followed by five years probation. He brings this appeal enumerating four asserted errors. Held:
1. The testimony of the principal witness, a child aged six (five at the time of the offense) involved a sodomitical touching of the infant’s penis. If the child’s testimony is believed, it was more than sufficient to support the jury’s verdict of guilty. In addition to the testimony of the male victim, two other minor children, one aged eleven and the other aged six, testified as to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mitchum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Nelson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Phelps v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Felts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by20 opinions
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Ortiz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Jarrett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Chapman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.