Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 27, 1985No. 69058PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
The defendant appeals his conviction for three counts of armed robbery. Held:
1. It is contended that the defendant was denied due process and equal protection of the law since he was not provided counsel at his preliminary hearing.
Defendant was arrested on December 1, 1982. On January 18, 1983, the district attorney’s office was notified by mail that defendant’s present counsel had been retained to represent him, thus replacing appointed counsel. Although a preliminary hearing was scheduled for February 7, 1983, the State requested and received a continuance. On February 9,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. MiddlebrooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- State v. HightowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Lovell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Larry Jones v. Ralph Kemp, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Holloway v. RogersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Neal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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