Legal Opinion
State v. Rocco
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 5, 1989No. S89G0103PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Chief Justice.
We granted certiorari in Rocco v. State, 191 Ga. App. 655 (382 SE2d 391) (1989), in order to determine whether the holding of the Court of Appeals in this case can be reconciled with its holding in Hollis v. State, 191 Ga. App. 525 (6) (382 SE2d 145) (1989), as to the use of a nolo contendere plea for impeachment of a witness or a defendant in a criminal case.
In Fortson v. Hopper, 242 Ga. 81, 82-83 (247 SE2d 875) (1978), a nolo contendere plea is defined as an assertion by the defendant that he does not desire to contest the truth of the charges against him; thus, it…
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