Legal Opinion

Martin v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 12, 1978No. 55773PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

1. Appellant pleaded guilty to robbery and aggravated assault in the Superior Court of Cobb County. He was sentenced in November, 1971, to 17 years imprisonment. In March, 1976, while incarcerated at Reidsville Prison in Tattnall County, appellant filed a motion to vacate and set aside in the trial court, the Superior Court of Cobb County. The Supreme Court has ruled that the motion, which was denied by the trial court, must be treated as an extraordinary motion for new trial. Martin v. State, 240 Ga. 488 (241 SE2d 246).

2. Appellant contends that the judgment and sentence…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Baughn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  2. Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Thomason v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Rose v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  4. Hughes v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Thomason v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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