Legal Opinion
Carter v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 12, 1976No. 51787PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Webb, Judge.
On February 2, 1972, police officers of the City of Columbus went to the home of Johnny B. Carter, also known as Cadillac Fats, and pursuant to two arrest warrants and a search warrant arrested him for two sales of heroin. The Public Defender of Muscogee County was appointed to represent Carter and on November 30 and December 1, 1972, he was tried and convicted of two counts of selling narcotics. The jury fixed sentence at ten years on Count 1 and twenty years on Count 2, whereupon the trial judge sentenced Carter to life imprisonment. A skeleton motion for new trial was filed by…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Pitts v. GlassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Whitlock v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Clenney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Loftin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Lavender v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Phillips v. AbelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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- Rutledge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- North Georgia Electric Membership Corp. v. Thomason & Holsomback Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Alexander v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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