Legal Opinion

State v. Wyatt

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 2, 2014No. S14A0317PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nahmias, Justice.

Appellee John Randall Wyatt was indicted in Gwinnett County on seven charges related to the death of two-year-old Andrea Marginean. After the trial court granted his special demurrers on four of the counts, the State filed this interlocutory appeal. We reverse.

1. (a) Although not offered in relation to the special demurrers, the following evidence presented during a hearing on the admissibility of Wyatt’s statements to the police provides some background information about the circumstances of this case. On the morning of April 11, 2009, Wyatt, who was then 29 years old, was…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Simpson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Hinton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892

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3Cited by32 opinions

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