Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 25, 1975No. 29593PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jordan, Justice.

Rudolph Davis appeals his conviction and sentence in the Superior Court of Muscogee County for the crime of armed robbery.

On the night of February 26, 1974, a black male, generally fitting appellant’s description, entered the Peacock Liquor Store and brandished a pistol in front of the proprietor’s face and informed him that he should give him the money and not do anything funny. The owner complied with the robber’s request and turned over all the cash in the register. After taking the money the culprit fled into the night and the owner immediately phoned the police and gave…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Yancey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Martin v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Code v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. Daniel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  3. Sherwin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Hobbs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Hunter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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