Legal Opinion

Tucker v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 13, 1997No. A97A1343PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Judge.

David Martin Tucker appeals his convictions of burglary, aggravated sodomy, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, sexual battery, and simple battery. He contends that the trial court improperly admitted his custodial statement into evidence and that the court erred in admitting certain other evidence. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the convictions.

1. Tucker contends that because he had invoked his constitutional right to counsel at the time he made his custodial statement, the trial court erred by admitting the statement into evidence. He also claims that the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Mallory v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Cargill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  5. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  5. Golden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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