Legal Opinion
Massey v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 10, 1995No. S95A0488PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
Appellant was convicted in the Superior Court of Fulton County of armed robbery, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and aggravated assault. The judge who presided over appellant’s trial and who sentenced appellant after the jury returned guilty verdicts was a pro hac vice magistrate designated by the Chief Magistrate of Fulton County pursuant to OCGA § 15-1-9.1 to assist the superior court. Prior to the commencement of his trial as well as in his motion for new trial, appellant contended that the designation of persons not elected to superior court to assist the judges of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Caldwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Crozier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Cramer v. County of SpaldingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Blige v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by21 opinions
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