GA 16-5-102 - GA 16-5-102

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Knowledge that victim disabled not relevant. - Trial court did not err in concluding that the portion of O.C.G.A. § 16-5-102(a) that formed the basis for the charged offense did not require the state to prove that the defendant knew the victim was disabled when defendant attacked the victim. Cawthon v. State, 350 Ga. App. 741 , 830 S.E.2d 270 (2019). Evidence sufficient. - Victim's inability to provide for oneself and manage the victim's financial resources combined with the victim's low IQ score constituted sufficient evidence to support the jury's conclusion that the victim was mentally or physically incapacitated during the relevant time period and, thus, to support the defendant's conviction for abuse of a disabled adult. Cawthon v. State, 350 Ga. App. 741 , 830 S.E....