Legal Opinion
Nguyen v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 24, 2004No. A04A2248PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
A DeKalb County jury convicted Hien Van Nguyen of a single count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2)). He was sentenced to 20 years confinement. Granted leave to file an out-of-time appeal by the DeKalb County Superior Court, Nguyen now appeals the superior court’s denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the superior court: (1) erred by refusing to suppress his confession upon finding that he knowingly and intelligently waived his Miranda 2 rights, and (2) erred by allowing testimony describing him as “in jail” without giving a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Cameron v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
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