Legal Opinion
POWELL v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 30, 2024No. S24A0239, S24A0240PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
318 Ga. 875
FINAL COPY S24A0239. POWELL v. THE STATE. S24A0240. SCOTT v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. In these appeals — which have been consolidated for purposes of issuing an opinion — we decide whether an indictment charging two former police officers with violations of their oaths of office under OCGA § 16-10-1 by failing to conduct investigations of other police officers in purported violation of Brady v. Maryland,
373 U. S. 83
( 83 SCt 1194, 10 LE2d 215) (1963), is sufficient to withstand the general demurrers filed in the case below.1 For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Deal v. ColemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Hines v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by4 opinions
- SMITH v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
- Moss v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
- State v. PHILLIPSSupreme Court of Georgia · 2025
- State v. Rudolph William Louis GiulianiCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025