Legal Opinion
Hill v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 8, 1976No. 31456PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
Dwellie Hill and Henry Cummings were charged and convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment. They enumerate three errors in their appeal: (1) failure to grant a mistrial because of the state’s opening statement to the jury; (2) alleged failure to corroborate the accomplice’s testimony and (3) failure to charge the law of alibi.
1. The alleged remarks of the assistant district attorney in his opening statement were not transcribed. See Kemp v. State, 226 Ga. 506 (2) (175 SE2d 869) (1970). Furthermore, the trial court stated to the jury that while he didn’t know…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- West v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by48 opinions
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