Legal Opinion

Massey v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 27, 1979No. 34450PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bowles, Justice.

Appellant Ricky Lee Massey was indicted in Gwinnett County for armed robbery and murder. He was tried and the jury found him guilty on both counts. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder conviction.

1. Appellant complains that it was error to admit into evidence testimony of officers to whom appellant had made incriminating statements, on the grounds that his rights under the Juvenile Code of Georgia were violated, that the state failed to show that the statements made were voluntary, and that he was not advised of his Miranda rights.

Appellant admitted at…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Riley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Burke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Hance v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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  3. Nicholas v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
  4. Lane v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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