Legal Opinion
Rini v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 6, 1976No. 30890PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
The defendant was convicted of the murder of Denny Ray Abna, a 16-year-old boy, and sentenced to life imprisonment. This is the second appearance of this case in this court. Rini v. State, 235 Ga. 60 (218 SE2d 811) (1975). Held:
1. The appellant contends that the trial court erred in permitting the state to read into evidence the transcript of testimony of Dudley, a 16-year-old boy, and Claridy from a previous trial under circumstances which deprived him of the right to a fair trial. He argues that since the February 10 statement of Dudley was not available to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Hines v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Tharpe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Causey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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