Legal Opinion
Rachel v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 11, 1981No. 36737, 36738, 36739PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
Appellants Rachel, Robinson and Wright were convicted of the felony murder of John Ruff, an employee of the Atlanta Housing Authority. All three were sentenced to life imprisonment.
The appeals of Rachel and Robinson are essentially the same. Both of these appellants allege three enumerations of error: (1) insufficiency of evidence of the cause of death; (2) error of the court in finding pursuant to a Jackson v. Denno hearing that confessions made 'by these appellants were freely and voluntarily given and admitting them into evidence; and (3) failure of the court when…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by38 opinions
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