Legal Opinion
McCannon v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 1, 1984No. 40497PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
Terry McCannon was indicted in Oglethorpe Superior Court on two counts for aggravated assault upon an officer. He filed a plea of former jeopardy relying on OCGA § 16-1-7 (b) (Code Ann. § 26-506). The plea was denied by the trial court and this denial was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. McCannon v. State, 168 Ga. App. 471 (309 SE2d 636) (1983). We reverse.
The issue for decision on certiorari is whether the Georgia statutory double jeopardy provisions contained in OCGA §§ 16-1-7 (b) and 8 (b) (1) (Code Ann. §§ 26-506 and 26-507) are a bar to prosecution under the facts of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. EstevezSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- McCannon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- State v. GilmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Trimble v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
3Cited by64 opinions
- Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- State v. McCrarySupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Teal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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