Legal Opinion

Durden v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 20, 1995No. A95A2222, A95A2579PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beasley, Chief Judge.

In a single indictment, Durden and Lawson were charged with aggravated assault upon Bledsoe, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2), aggravated assault upon Payton, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2), armed robbery of Pay-ton, OCGA § 16-8-41 (a), and criminal damage to property in the second degree, OCGA § 16-7-23 (a) (1). In the same indictment, Durden was also charged with aggravated assault on his wife, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2), and Howard was charged with aggravated assault on Payton.

Lawson and Durden were tried jointly, without Howard. Evi dence showed that officers first responded to a call at…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Harper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  5. McBride v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Russell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Richards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Doleman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  5. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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