Legal Opinion

Rosser v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 16, 1981No. 60504PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Jerry Rosser appeals his conviction of burglary. He contends that the trial court erred in ruling that his confession was voluntary and in overruling his motion for directed verdict. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Appellant made an oral confession. He contends that the following factors, when taken together, compel the exclusion of that confession: (a) the confession was given at the police station; (b) the chief interrogator (who was also a prosecution witness) knew appellant had some sort of mental disability; (c) the confession was given while appellant was alone in the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. High v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Pierce v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Jefferson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  5. Spain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Stewart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Kirksey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Christian v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Askew v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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