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Thompson v. State

Citations

  • 586 S.E.2d 231
  • 277 Ga. 102
  • 2003 Fulton County D. Rep. 2752
  • 2003 Ga. LEXIS 710

How courts have described this case

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  • ruling that venue had been sufficiently established by evidence that the incidents occurred at the residence and the residence was located in Houston County
  • reversing conviction on venue grounds where victim testified that crime occurred at defendant’s place of business, but there was no evidence as to location of business
  • reversing conviction on venue grounds where victim testified that crime occurred at defendant’s place of business, but there was no evidence as to location of business
  • reversing Court of Appeals decision that found venue proper because Court of Appeals “relied upon evidence that was never presented to the jury in order to conclude that the evidence of venue was sufficient” and, by doing so, “failed to conduct a proper sufficiency review”
  • evidence showing that the act supporting child molestation charge occurred at residence and that the residence was in Houston County sufficient to prove venue
  • in determining whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support venue, appellate courts are limited to reviewing the evidence actually presented to the factfinder

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Judges: Fletcher, Benham, Carley

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