In State v. Gunsby, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court properly suppressed evidence that was discovered…
August 23, 2022 Trial Court Erroneously Admits Prior Convictions Against Defendant in Rape TrialIn Johnson v. State, the defendant appealed his convictions for rape and aggravated assault. He argued several grounds on appeal…
April 13, 2021 Rape Indictment Dismissed Due to Statute of Limitations IssueIn State v. Campbell, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a rape indictment where the indictment failed…
January 4, 2021 Why the Georgia Statute of Limitations for Rape is NecessaryWith statutes of limitations, the criminal judicial system tries to strike a balance between the needs of victims and the…
July 14, 2020 Case Remanded for Ruling on Admissibility of Prior False AllegationThe Court of Appeals had initially ruled that the evidence was likely admissible under the prior precedent established by Smith…
November 2, 2019 Court Rules that Intoxication Made Victim Unable to ConsentIn Johnson v. State, the defendant was drinking with his ex-wife and her friend. The three of them became intoxicated…
August 14, 2019 Court Affirms Rape Conviction Despite Apparent Jury Instruction IssuesThe Court also found that while it was error for the trial court not to notify the parties until after…
June 20, 2019 Georgia Supreme Court Rules That Victim’s Prior False Allegations Are AdmissibleWhile the Court held that its prior decisions, which have been relied on for decades, were wrongly decided, the Court…
February 8, 2019 Court Approves Defense’s Use of Rape Shield But Overrules Decades of Case LawIn this case, the State sought to introduce evidence that the alleged child victim was engaging in sexual acts with…
January 25, 2019 Court Affirms Exclusion of Other Sexual Acts by Defendant in Rape TrialIn State v. Isham, the defendant is accused of offering a woman a ride home from a shopping center and…
January 10, 2019 Supreme Court to Review Admissibility of Prior False AllegationsThis has the potential to be a major decision affecting the rights of people charged with sex offenses in Georgia…
September 14, 2018 Court Finds Evidence Insufficient to Support Statutory Rape ConvictionIn this case that was previously decided by the Court of Appeals (see our previous post, Court of Appeals Highlights…
