Legal Opinion

Batts v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 21, 1977No. 31951, 31952PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Per curiam

The defendant was found guilty of two armed robberies which arose out of the same occurrence and was sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal he contends that the procedure followed in Georgia for determining the voluntariness of a confession is unconstitutional.

The Georgia procedure for determining the voluntariness of a confession is not unconstitutional for any reason assigned.

Judgment affirmed.

Nichols, C. J., Undercofler, P. J., Jordan, Ingram and Hall, JJ., concur. Hill, J., concurs specially: *665M. Stan Ballew, Jim L. Wilson, for appellant. Thomas H. Pittman, District Attorney, Fred W.…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Ambles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  2. Rogers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Dent v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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