Legal Opinion
Shaw v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 6, 1983No. 39264PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
Tom Shaw was indicted for aggravated assault on a peace officer, robbery, and simple battery. He was convicted on all three counts and sentenced to a total of thirty-one years imprisonment, with two fifteen-year terms to run consecutively and a one-year term to run concurrently. On appeal from the denial of his motion for new trial, the Court of Appeals affirmed Shaw’s conviction. Shaw v. State, 163 Ga. App. 615 (294 SE2d 676) (1982). We granted certiorari and now reverse.
This case arises out of the March 1981 beating of Dooly County Deputy Sheriff Terry Wright. Shaw was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Delk v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Long v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Campbell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Reid v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Burnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Livingston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Callaway v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Flowers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Hasty v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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