Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 28, 1977No. 31853PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

Crystal Robinson was indicted and tried for armed robbery along with co-defendant Charlie Fred Johnson, and both received twenty-year sentences. Johnson’s conviction was affirmed in Johnson v. State, 237 Ga. 495 (228 SE2d 879) (1976). The evidence shows that the two defendants entered a Waffle House in Athens, Georgia, where both defendants pointed guns at a waitress and demanded the cash from the register. The waitress recognized Crystal Robinson as a former classmate and pointed out her picture in their high school annual. On appeal, Crystal Robinson raises…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Arnold v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Sheffield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  4. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Paschal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Pye v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  3. Goddard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Phelps v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  5. Pye v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998

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