Legal Opinion
Emmett v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 4, 1974No. 28449PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Justice.
George Herman Emmett was convicted on two counts of felony murder arising from the deaths of Dr. Warren B. Matthews and his wife, Dr. Rozina Matthews. He was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment. The appeal is from these convictions. Held:
1. (a) The appellant contends that the court erred in not striking all the testimony of Larry Wade Truitt because he refused to answer certain questions on cross examination on the ground that the answers might tend to incriminate him.
The witness testified that a prior conspiracy to burglarize the Drs. Matthews’ home…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
- People v. ModestoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Martin v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
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3Cited by78 opinions
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