Legal Opinion
Robinson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 3, 1986No. 43802PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
We granted certiorari in Robinson v. State, 180 Ga. App. 43 (348 SE2d 662) (1985), to consider whether the repeal of a statute (that did not contain a saving clause) after an indictment but prior to trial and conviction rendered a subsequent conviction invalid. We find the answer to be yes, and we reverse.
The appellant was charged on February 5, 1985, with the offense of “Trafficking in Cocaine.” The indictment recites in pertinent part that the appellant “unlawfully and knowingly actually possess [ed] more than 28 grams of a mixture containing cocaine, . . .” At the time of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bradley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Lavelle v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Gunn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Belcher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Bassett v. LemacksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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