Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 7, 1976No. 31341PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Chief Justice.

Robert Lee Brown appeals from an indictment and conviction for armed robbery and aggravated assault. The appellant’s sole enumeration of error is that the trial court erred in denying his motions for mistrial after the state introduced evidence putting his character in issue.

1. The appellant first complains of testimony given by Detective Folsom who interrogated the appellant. The transcript shows the following testimony occurred during cross examination: "Q: Was there any interrogation before this waiver was signed? A: No, he was handcuffed and locked in the back room.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bacon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  2. Woodard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  4. Cherry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  5. May v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938

3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Berryhill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  5. State v. BraddySupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

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