Legal Opinion
Birge v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 28, 1977No. 53578PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Judge.
Birge, Dominick, and Coats were indicted for hindering apprehension and punishment of a criminal by destroying the case file of the Carrollton Police Department dealing with charges of possession of marijuana by Birge’s son. Dominick and Coats plead guilty. Birge was tried, convicted and sentenced to three years in prison. Birge appeals. Held:
1. On the hearing of Birge’s jury challenge, the only evidence as to the composition of the jury panels was the opinion testimony of a statistician. The trial court, as trier of fact, was free to reject this expert testimony. Hays v.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Lopez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wakefield v. AR Winter Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Crowder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Birge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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- Gonzalez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Pitts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Dabney v. AmmonsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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