Legal Opinion
Pledger v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 20, 1989No. A89A0938, A89A1100, A89A1101, A89A1104PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Pledger, Cobb, and Griggs were indicted for kidnapping a woman, Ella Fountain, and her two daughters, Cassandra and Denitria Fountain, OCGA § 16-5-40, robbing the woman at gunpoint, OCGA § 16-8-41, and raping the woman and one of the daughters, OCGA § 16-6-1. All were tried together by a jury. Pledger was convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping of all three victims. Cobb was convicted of the kidnappings, the armed robbery, and the rape of Cassandra Fountain. Griggs was convicted of three counts of kidnapping, armed robbery and the rape of Ella Fountain.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
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