Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 16, 1952No. 17826PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Candlee, Justice.

1. Although the main case here involves an indictment for rape, there has been no trial, and the Supreme Court has jurisdiction in criminal cases as such only when there has been a conviction of a capital felony. Loomis v. State, 203 Ga. 394 (47 S. E. 2d, 58); Morgan v. State, 201 Ga. 65 (38 S. E. 2d, 810); art. 6, sec. 2, par. 4, Constitution of 1945 (Code, Ann., § 2-3704).

No. 17826. Submitted April 15, 1952 Decided April 16, 1952. Bruce Edwards, Jesse T. Edwards, Joe R. Edwards, for plaintiff in error. Roy Leathers, Solicitor-General, contra.

2. While the foregoing clause of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Dade County v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  2. Loomis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  3. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  4. Boyett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  5. Sellers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Williamson v. YakupianSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
  3. McCrary v. the StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  4. Ledford v. JM MUSE CORPORATIONSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
  5. Giles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956

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