Legal Opinion · Dissent

Scott v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 1, 1976No. 31215, 31216Published

1DissentHall, Justice

This case is an anomaly in that a minority of Justices *33on various enumerations of error combined to reverse the convictions and require a new trial. Fortunately the majority opinion is not a binding precedent, but it does apparently represent the views of the individual Justices on the principles stated in that opinion.

Two Justices vote to reverse the judgment against Scott because of the admission of his polygraph examination which came in not only without objection but upon a stipulation between the state and counsel for Scott and Light. Five Justices find no error.

Two Justices vote to…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  2. Berryhill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. State v. McDavittSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
  4. State v. WooWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Favors v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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