Legal Opinion

Murphy v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 27, 1978No. 55692PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Judge.

Defendant Murphy and one Lacy were indicted for multiple offenses of burglary and aggravated assault. The cases were separated for trial, and we are concerned here only with defendant Murphy.

At trial, the state’s evidence was that in the early morning hours of December 5, 1976, Gandy, a police officer with the City of LaFayette, "Walker County, Georgia, was patrolling the city, when at approximately 3:18 a.m. he noticed a black over red 1968 Ford automobile suspiciously parked in front of Hammond Jones Hardware Store on North Main Street. Having decided to investigate Gandy…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. De Palma v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bundren v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Bundren v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Cash v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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