Legal Opinion

Cosmo v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 14, 2013No. A12A2469PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Boggs, Judge.

Dennis Cosmo appeals from his convictions of a violation of the “Computer or Electronic Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act,” OCGA § 16-12-100.2 (d) (1), attempt to commit a felony (pandering), and three counts of criminal solicitation.1 He asserts that insufficient evidence supports his computer pornography conviction and that he is entitled to a new trial on the remaining charges against him based upon the trial court’s refusal to give an entrapment charge to the jury. We agree with both contentions and are therefore constrained to reverse.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gregoroff v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Cargile v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  4. Logan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Ellzey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Young v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  2. State v. CosmoSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  3. Cosmo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  4. Dennis Cosmo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  5. Rosier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2014

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