Legal Opinion

Silvers v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 5, 1979No. 58073PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was tried and found guilty in Whitfield County under an indictment charging him with two counts of theft by deception occurring on March 22,1978. On appeal he enumerates as error his prior identification by a witness during a one-man "show-up” confrontation, and the admission of evidence of a separate transaction which took place in Murray County.

1. The evidence éstablished a "flim-flam” operation in which a call would be made to a retail store, the caller would identify himself as a prominent local businessman or his representative and order several building…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Bacon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  4. Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. French v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Rakestraw v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Hollingsworth v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Barnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Hollingsworth v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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