Legal Opinion

Dempsey v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 20, 1969No. 25085PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Franicum, Justice.

The appeal in this case is “from the judgment of conviction” of the offense of robbery by use of an offensive weapon and from the sentence entered thereon. The sole enumeration of error complains that the court erred in admitting into evidence testimony relating to a confession made by the defendant to one of the investigating officers.

1. The appellant contends that the court erred in allowing evidence of the confession because the defendant was not advised of his constitutional rights prior to making the statement to the investigator. The record shows without dispute that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Griffith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Baxter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  2. Stapleton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Stapleton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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