Legal Opinion
Harris v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 11, 1974No. 49631PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Judge.
The appellant was tried and convicted of forgery (Case No. 43695) and theft by taking (Case No. 43696). The cases having been consolidated for trial, a joint appeal was filed. Held:
1. During the sentencing portion of the bifurcated trial the defendant made the following statement on direct examination: "I admit I did it before they convicted me of it. I admitted guilt and tried to enter a plea of guilty so we wouldn’t have to go through all of this thing of convicting me. I know I am guilty of it; I know I have to be punished.”
"A defendant’s admission in open court is an…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dumas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
- Hargroves v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
- Pennington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Tribble v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Snell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Rucker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Chew Construction Co. v. Oconee Rest Home, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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