Legal Opinion

Richards v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 24, 1981No. 62959PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals his resentencing to life imprisonment for conviction of the offense of armed robbery. Held:

In Richards v. State, 157 Ga. App. 601 (2) (278 SE2d 63), this court affirmed defendant’s conviction but remanded for resentencing because the trial court had erroneously considered improperly admitted evidence of defendant’s prior juvenile record in imposing a life sentence.

Defendant contends that since the same judge considered improperly admitted evidence of his prior record in aggravation in originally sentencing him to life, it would be error for that judge…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Watts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  2. Richards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. Minis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Castillo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Todd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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