Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 23, 1986No. 72479PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Vern Gonzales Johnson was convicted of rape and armed robbery. He was sentenced to serve twenty years for rape and twenty years for robbery, ten years to be served concurrently with the rape sentence and ten years on probation. He brings this appeal enumerating thirteen alleged errors. Held,-.

1. In enumerations of error 1 and 6, Johnson argues in very nonspecific terms that the trial court erred in not granting full discovery following a Brady motion. The motion demanded complete access to the State’s file. However, it is clear that the defendant is not entitled to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Creamer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  4. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. Burnett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Dickerson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Dana Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2021

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