Parfenuk v. the State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• trial attorney not ineffective for failing to argue the application of the rule of lenity during sentencing because the rule did not apply
• “[C]hild molestation [involving fondling the primary genital area] was simply a greater offense into which the charge of sexual battery [for the same touching] was properly merged.”
• rule of lenity did not apply where charges of sexual battery and child molestation were based on the same act of touching because offense of child molestation, as charged, required additional proof of defendant seeking to arouse his own sexual desires

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• HEARD v. PAYNE Et Al.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2019-05-28· cited 1×
• In the Interest of P.T., a Child
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2020-02-06
• Andre Montez Jones v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2020-03-13
• State v. Calvin Hill
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2021-10-08
• Christopher Kamusoko v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-01-14
• Donald Calandra v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2026-01-05

Cites

26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• United States v. Scheffer
  Supreme Court· 1998-03-31· cited 1,617×
• Cargill v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1986-03-18· cited 172×
• State v. Chambers
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1977-10-18· cited 150×
• Salisbury v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1966-01-18· cited 60×
• Manzano v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-09-24· cited 36×
• Mullis v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1981-09-30· cited 34×
• Lyons v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-10-18· cited 29×
• Marriott v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-03-01· cited 28×
• Williams v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-03-29· cited 24×
• Curry v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-07-09· cited 24×
• Morris v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1995-01-17· cited 18×
• Price v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1998-04-13· cited 17×
• Cagle v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1974-06-27· cited 17×
• Lockett v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-10-25· cited 15×
• Mayberry v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-11-23· cited 13×
• In the Interest of R. W.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-03-27· cited 11×
• McNair v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2014-03-25· cited 11×
• Thornton v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-10-03· cited 10×
• Feltham v. Cofer
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1979-03-16· cited 10×
• Dorsey v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-01-30· cited 8×