Legal Opinion
Butler v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 8, 1970No. 25531PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofuhr, Justice.
This appeal is from a conviction and sentence of ten years for the crime of robbery by force. Held:
1. The appellant contends that the State is required to prove that an in-court identification is of an independent origin where the defendant had been previously identified in a lineup by the same witness and that this burden was not carried in the instant case.
The evidence shows that the defendant entered a Western Union office in Augusta, Ga., on September 9, 1967, about 7 a.m. There were two women employees present. He inquired whether there was a money order for “Petty.”…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Joyner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- United States v. RamseySupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by37 opinions
- People v. RogersIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Pryor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Welch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Street v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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