Legal Opinion
Tarpkin v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 8, 1976No. 30325PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
Appellants, Johnny and Robert Tarpkin, were found guilty of the murder of Joseph Gillespie, automobile theft and armed robbery, and were sentenced to life imprisonment and two consecutive sentences of seven and twenty years. Their motion for new trial being overruled, they now appeal to this court.
1. Appellants claim to have been denied their right to a commitment hearing prior to their indictment by the trial court’s denial of their motion for a preliminary hearing.
However, the record reveals that appellants were arrested on January 16, 1975, and the next day brought before a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Burke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by37 opinions
- McClesky v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- State v. ContrerasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. HightowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Howell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Addison v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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