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Copeland v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Feb 11, 1986
341 S.E.2d 302 (Ga. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

71484.

DECIDED FEBRUARY 11, 1986.

Rape, etc. Polk Superior Court. Before Judge Winn.

Michael C. Walls, for appellant.

William A. Foster III, District Attorney, Christine C. Daniel, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


Appellant was tried before a jury on an indictment charging him with the offenses of rape and aggravated sodomy against the same victim. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as to both counts and appellant appeals from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered on those verdicts.

1. Over objection, the victim was allowed to testify that, during the course of her ordeal, appellant had made the incriminating admission to her that "there's been ten others, ten other women, and you're not the only one." This evidence was clearly admissible. Gravely v. State, 169 Ga. App. 757 ( 315 S.E.2d 271) (1984); Lord v. State, 156 Ga. App. 492, 493 (2) ( 274 S.E.2d 641) (1980); Morgan v. State, 161 Ga. App. 67 (2) ( 288 S.E.2d 836) (1982); Carter v. State, 168 Ga. App. 177 (2) ( 308 S.E.2d 438) (1983).

2. Evidence that appellant had, in fact, previously raped another woman was not erroneously admitted. See generally O'Neal v. State, 170 Ga. App. 637 (1) ( 318 S.E.2d 66) (1984); LaPalme v. State, 169 Ga. App. 540 (2) ( 313 S.E.2d 729) (1984); Moore v. State, 169 Ga. App. 24, 25 (1) ( 311 S.E.2d 226) (1983).

Judgment affirmed. Birdsong, P. J., and Sognier, J., concur.


DECIDED FEBRUARY 11, 1986.


Summaries of

Copeland v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Feb 11, 1986
341 S.E.2d 302 (Ga. Ct. App. 1986)
Case details for

Copeland v. State

Case Details

Full title:COPELAND v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Feb 11, 1986

Citations

341 S.E.2d 302 (Ga. Ct. App. 1986)
177 Ga. App. 773