Legal Opinion
Godbee v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 21, 1974No. 28562PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ingram, Justice.
The appellant was denied a new trial following his conviction in the Superior Court of Richmond County for the offenses of rape, robbery and kidnapping. This appeal (from these convictions and sentences of life imprisonment for rape; 20 years imprisonment for robbery; and 20 years imprisonment for kidnapping) complains of several alleged errors in the combined trial for these offenses.
The summarized events of the case are as follows: On October 9, 1972, at approximately 10:45 p.m., a young, female student in Augusta, departed the library of the school which she attended and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Whippler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Mitchell v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Lumpkin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Painter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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