Legal Opinion

Grisson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 8, 1999No. A99A0330PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

Ricky Grisson was indicted by a Clarke County grand jury on charges of habitual violator and two counts of failure to use a child safety restraint after he was stopped by an Athens-Clarke County police officer on August 27, 1996. He was convicted by a jury, and he appeals, asserting error in the trial court’s instructions to the jury and refusal to admit evidence of his prior acquittal on a separate charge of habitual violator. We find no error and affirm.

1. Grisson first complains that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury regarding his asserted belief that he…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Raley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Causey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Rary v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Goblet v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Worthy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  2. Lyons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Hameen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Henry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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