Legal Opinion

Doucet v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 7, 1980No. 59364PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant was arrested and charged with the offenses of robbery and motor vehicle theft. From a conviction on both counts, defendant brings this appeal. We affirm.

1. Defendant complains of the admission of a self-incriminating statement into evidence, contending that such statement was inadmissible as the product of a promise of leniency and inadmissible on the grounds that he was intoxicated when he made the statement.

A Jackson v. Denno (378 U. S. 368 (84 SC 1774, 12 LE2d 908)) hearing was held to determine the voluntariness and admissibility of the statement. The evidence…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Amadeo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. McFall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Holt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Parrish v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Heard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  3. Trimble v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Parrish v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  5. Rizzo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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