Legal Opinion

State v. Abbott

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 15, 2018No. S17A1583PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hines, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by the State from an order of the superior court suppressing video-recorded statements that defendant Dijon Cortez

Abbott gave to an investigator to be used in his prosecution for murder and other crimes. See OCGA § 5-7-1 (a) (4) ; State v. Andrade , 298 Ga. 464, 782 S.E.2d 665 (2016). For the reasons which follow, we affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand the case with direction.

On September 10, 2013, a Richmond County grand jury returned an indictment charging Abbott with murder and the related crimes of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Oregon v. ElstadSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Missouri v. SeibertSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  5. State v. AbbottSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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