Legal Opinion

Harrell v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 5, 1978No. 33021PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bowles, Justice.

The appellant, Sayvant Harrell, was indicted for the offense of aggravated assault. He was tried by a jury in the Superior Court of Camden County, and found guilty of the lesser included offense of pointing a gun at another. The trial judge imposed a sentence of twelve months in addition to a fine of $1,000. This appeal was filed following the denial of appellant’s amended motion for new trial.

Ordinarily this case would be within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals in that it is a misdemeanor criminal case. However, because the appellant has attacked the constitutionality…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by71 opinions

  1. Barnes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. Mooney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. State v. BeltSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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