Legal Opinion

Irwin v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 27, 1979No. 35358PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bowles, Justice.

Charles Herman Irwin, appellant, was indicted and convicted in Whitfield County, for the murder of U. A. Leadon Rhodes and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals that conviction to this court and assigns four enumerations of error.

1. Appellant complains about the trial court’s "handling” of appellant’s Brady motion. Basically he contends that the trial court did not require the prosecution to deliver to him copies of statements taken from key witnesses to the occurrence. He also complains about the trial court’s refusal to conduct an "in camera” inspection to determine…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Stevens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  5. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Wallin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Strickland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Hitchcock v. KeyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  5. Broomall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990

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