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BARNES v. STATE

74993.

184 Ga. App. 513 (1987)

361 S.E.2d 876

BARNES v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 14, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward K. Albrecht, Alice C. Stewart, for appellant.

Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, Deborah Benefield, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

BANKE, Presiding Judge.

Barnes was convicted of rape, aggravated sodomy, and aggravated assault. He appeals the denial of his motion for new trial. Held:

1. The appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, claiming that there was no corroboration of the victim's testimony. There is no longer any requirement that the victim's testimony in a rape case be corroborated. See Ga. L. 1978, p. 3, § 1; Cuzzort v. State,

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