McCarty v. State

Weltner, Justice.

This case presents the question whether a Brady motion can be sufficient to invoke the provisions of Code Ann. § 27-1302, 1 which allows discovery of the defendant’s statements in a criminal case.

Jack McCarty was convicted of burglary and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. During the initial investigation of the case McCarty and his co-defendant, Sheila McCarty, gave oral statements to a police detective. On March 14, 1980, McCarty filed a Brady motion requesting, among other things, “[a]ll written and recorded statements and all summaries or memoranda of any oral or…