Legal Opinion

Fife v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 13, 2010No. A10A1263PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Judge.

David Fife appeals his conviction of molesting a four-year-old girl. He contends the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict and that the trial court erred by admitting as evidence his statement to police..1. Fife contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress the in-custody statement he made after waiving his rights under Miranda u. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436 (86 SC 1602, 16 LE2d 694) (1966). He argues his statement was not knowingly and voluntarily given and that he did not understand his Miranda rights because he lacked the mental capacity to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Harvey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Hampton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Birdette v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  2. Lorenzo Birdette v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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