Legal Opinion
Moore v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 5, 1985No. 42133PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review the application of Felker v. State, 252 Ga. 351 (314 SE2d 621) (1984), to these facts by the Court of Appeals, Moore v. State, 173 Ga. App. 765 (328 SE2d 380) (1985), and to consider the effect of collateral estoppel on the admissibility in evidence of offenses which the defendant was previously acquitted. On review we hold the admission of evidence of a prior offense in this case was error and the conviction must be reversed.
This appeal is from Moore’s conviction for armed robbery in Chattooga County. The offense took place at a convenience…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Felker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- State v. LittleArizona Supreme Court · 1960
- Walraven v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by61 opinions
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