Legal Opinion

Swain v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 25, 2007No. A07A0247PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Judge.

A Clayton County jury found Cameron Swain guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41 (a), and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime, OCGA § 16-11-106 (b) (1). On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in admitting his confession to a police officer. Finding no error, we affirm.

Swain’s conviction is the result of an armed robbery of a pizza delivery man in November 2004. At the time of the robbery, Swain was 15 years old and in the tenth grade. Swain and a friend from school, Eldrick Nelson, committed the robbery at the home of an…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. State v. RobertsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. State v. RaySupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  5. Murray v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Nelson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. Simpson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Brewer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  4. Crutchfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Samoney D. Tanksley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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