Legal Opinion

Massey v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 10, 1970No. 25898PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Felton, Justice.

This appeal is from the judgment convicting appellant of the offense of armed robbery and a sentence of 20 years imprisonment and the overruling of his motion for new trial.

1. Defense counsel’s motion for continuance for additional time to adequately prepare a defense was addressed to the discretion of the trial judge. Morgan v. State, 224 Ga. 604 (1) (163 SE2d 690) and cit. No abuse of discretion in the denial of said motion is shown in this case where it appears that counsel was appointed by the court 13 days prior to the trial; that counsel, through his investigator, had…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Frank v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  3. Clements v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  4. Inman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
  5. Adkins v. FlaggSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  2. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Presnell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  4. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  5. Caldwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

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