Legal Opinion

Young v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 8, 1977No. 32262Published

1Opinion of the Court

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

Appellant, Derwin Young, was convicted of armed robbery, voluntary manslaughter and robbery by intimidation. He was sentenced respectively to terms of life, 20 years, and 20 years to run consecutively. He appeals.

This is a companion case to Young v. State, 237 Ga. 852 (230 SE2d 287) (1976). The facts here are essentially the same as in that case and will not be repeated. However, in this case Charlie Young testified and admitted his involvement in the murder and robbery but denied appellant’s involvement.

1. The evidence is sufficient to support the verdicts of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Young v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Hackney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Gordy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

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