Legal Opinion

Boyt v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 10, 2007No. A07A0025PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Tony J ames Boyt was found guilty of false imprisonment, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual battery. He was acquitted of criminal attempt to commit rape. He appeals the denial of his amended motion for new trial, enumerating as error that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance; that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for aggravated sexual battery; and that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on prior consistent statements. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. Boyt argues that the evidence presented at…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Tome v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Dixon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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3Cited by31 opinions

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