Legal Opinion

Head v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 3, 1975No. 30382PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ingram, Justice.

This is a criminal case involving convictions in Fulton Superior Court for armed robbery, carrying a concealed weapon and carrying a pistol without a license. Appellant received sentences totaling 20 years and 24 months for the three offenses and, after his motion for a new trial was overruled in the trial court, he filed this appeal.

The state’s case rested primarily upon the victim’s identification of appellant at a lineup as one of several people who robbed her at gunpoint in her home. Appellant’s defense, corroborated by a number of witnesses, was that of alibi. The trial…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Whitlock v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  3. Merino v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  4. Yancey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Ezzard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  2. Budhani v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  3. State v. HodgesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Kirby v. SpiveyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Mozier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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