Legal Opinion

Hawkins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 26, 2012No. A12A0459; A12A0460PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McFadden, Judge.

Skylar Hawkins and Octavious Woods were convicted of three counts of armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime for robbing a waitress, a cook and a customer at a Waffle House. Both Hawkins and Woods argue that they were entitled to a mistrial because of certain testimony of an investigator, but we find that by instructing the jury to disregard the testimony, the trial court provided a sufficient remedy. Hawkins also argues that the trial court erred by limiting his cross-examination of the investigator for bias. We find, however, that any error…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Bright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. Nicole Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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