Legal Opinion
State v. Germany
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 26, 1980No. 35767PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Chief Justice.
Certiorari was granted in this case to consider the applicability of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to state court proceedings. Germany v. State, 151 Ga. App. 866 (261 SE2d 774) (1979).
The defendant was indicted for fraud in obtaining public assistance. Code Ann. § 99-9904. Over a two-year period, she had obtained approximately $6,000 in food stamps, public assistance, and medicaid payments, while also receiving a military allotment from her husband. At arraignment, the defendant pled guilty and waived her right to counsel. She was sentenced to two…
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3Cited by53 opinions
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