Legal Opinion

Rewis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 30, 1964No. 40469PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Judge.

1. The officers testified that in obtaining the defendant’s statements they questioned the defendant around midnight for about an hour and a half. Special grounds 2 and 3, contending that because of this questioning the statements were not freely and voluntarily made, are without merit. Wilburn v. State, 141 Ga. 510, 511 (81 SE 444); Whippier v. State, 218 Ga. 198, 201 (126 SE2d 744); King v. State, 28 Ga. App. 751, 753 (113 SE 107).

2. In support of the general grounds and some of the special grounds the defendant argues that the circumstantial evidence does not sufficiently…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Bacon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  2. Hargrove v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  3. Wilburn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  4. Whippler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
  5. Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  2. Harwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Rolland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Clarke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  5. Ailstock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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