Legal Opinion

Hines v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 7, 1982No. 38333PublishedCited by 151 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marshall, Justice.

In this case, the Court of Appeals affirmed the appellant’s conviction of armed robbery. We granted his application for certiorari. Presented for decision is a question concerning the scope of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U. S. 83 (83 SC 1194, 10 LE2d 215) (1963). Also presented is a question concerning the extent of the right of cross-examination guaranteed the defendant in a criminal case.

The only witness to identify the appellant as the perpetrator of the armed robbery was one Steve Henderson, who testified as follows: he was riding around with the appellant and others on the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  5. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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3Cited by151 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  2. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Pye v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Lucas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  5. Kennebrew v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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