Legal Opinion
Parker v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 10, 1982No. 63404PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Judge.
The defendant appeals his conviction for armed robbery. Held:
1. “The fact that defendant may have been suffering from some mental condition was not alone sufficient to exclude the confession. Corn v. State, 240 Ga. 130, 134-135 (240 SE2d 694) (1977). A trial court may be authorized to find that an individual is capable of waiving his rights even though there is evidence to the effect that he is moderately retarded. Hurt v. State, 239 Ga. 665 (238 SE2d 542) (1977).” Moses v. State, 245 Ga. 180 (5), 186 (263 SE2d 916) (1980). The evidence presented at the Jackson v. Denno hearing…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Moses v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Corn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Hurt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Eisenberger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- William Alvin Smith, Cross-Appellee v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Houser v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Owens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Petty v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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