Legal Opinion
State v. GATES (And Vice Versa)
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 13, 2020No. S19A1130, S19X1131PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
308 Ga. 238
FINAL COPY S19A1130, S19X1131. THE STATE v. GATES; and vice versa. BETHEL, Justice. In these cases, both the State and Johnny Lee Gates appeal from the grant of Gates’ extraordinary motion for new trial by the trial court. In Case No. S19A1130, the State argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it determined that Gates should receive a new trial because of the discovery of new DNA evidence that is material and exculpatory. The State also argues that the trial court erred when it also appeared to grant Gates’ extraordinary motion on the basis of Arizona v. Youngblood,
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District v. OsborneSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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