Cochran v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Judge.
The appellant was convicted of eight counts of aggravated assault after he drove his car into a crowd of people who had assembled to observe a Ku Klux Klan rally near Plains, Georgia. He appeals the denial of his motion for new trial. Held:
1. The evidence more than amply supports the verdict.
2. The trial court erred in denying the appellant’s challenge to the array of the grand jury without first *479allowing defense counsel an opportunity to question the jury commissioners about the procedures which they had used to compile the grand jury list.
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Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Turner v. FoucheSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Jarrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Coleman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Westbrook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Mann v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Cochran v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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