Legal Opinion

Dobbs v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 6, 1980No. 35708PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marshall, Justice.

The appellant’s convictions and sentences for armed robbery, aggravated assault, and murder (for which he received a death sentence) were affirmed in Dobbs v. State, 236 Ga. 427 (224 SE2d 3) (1976), cert. den. 430 U.S. 975 (1977). The present appeal is from orders denying (1) his motions for summons of out-of-state witnesses in connection with his extraordinary motion for new trial, (2) his motion for his presence at the hearing of his extraordinary motion for new trial, and (3) his extraordinary motion for new trial.

1. The appeal from the denial of the motions for summons…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Dobbs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Burge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  5. Reid v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Dobbs v. TurpinCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  3. Wilburn Dobbs, Cross-Appellee v. Ralph Kemp, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  4. Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  5. State v. BouwmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984

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