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Newton v. State

Citations

  • 674 S.E.2d 379
  • 296 Ga. App. 332
  • 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 720
  • 2009 Ga. App. LEXIS 209

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  • rejecting argument that evidence was insufficient to support rape and aggravated child molestation convictions given lack of scientific evidence such as DNA results or physical examination
  • rejecting argument that evidence was insufficient to support rape and aggravated child molestation convictions given lack of scientific evidence such as DNA results or physical examination
  • a single victim’s testimony is sufficient to sustain a conviction and any inconsistencies in the testimony or between the testimony and prior statements were for the jury to resolve
  • pornographic magazines admissible to show bent of mind to commit child molestation where defendant looked at them while he was in the same room as the child victim on the same day that he molested the child
  • for rape conviction, scientific corroboration not necessary to support victim’s testimony

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Judges: Miller, Blackburn, Ellington

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