Legal Opinion
Hicks v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 18, 1993No. S92A1510PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
The appellant and a co-defendant, Lamar Leary, were jointly convicted of felony murder, based on evidence that they shot and killed Henry Jackson. The appellant brings this appeal from the denial of his motion for new trial.
1. The appellant enumerates as error the failure of the trial court to sever his trial from that of Leary, arguing that severance was mandated by the prejudice that would arise from testimony disclosing his co-defendant’s “confession” to a witness. See Bruton v. United States, 391 U. S. 123 (88 SC 1620, 20 LE2d 476) (1968). In Brown v. State, 262 Ga. 223,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Vance v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Leary v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
3Cited by11 opinions
- Caldwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Gardiner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Armstrong v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Baldwin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Baugher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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