Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 30, 1998No. A98A1927PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beasley, Judge.

Following denial of his motion for new trial, Jenkins appeals his conviction of one count of child molestation and one count of aggravated child molestation. OCGA § 16-6-4.

The victim was four years old when the crimes occurred and seven years old at the time of trial. Through infantile expressions used by the child in her trial testimony, she described acts by her stepfather Jenkins consisting of his having placed his tongue on her vagina on numerous occasions and inserting his penis into her anus once.

Also appearing as State’s witnesses were the child’s mother,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Tome v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Cuzzort v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  3. Woodard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Gregg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Baugh v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Cupe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Woodruff v. WoodruffSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Hines v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  5. Robbins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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