Legal Opinion
Collins v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 18, 1977No. 54722PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Webb, Judge.
Eddie Collins was indicted and convicted of the crimes of kidnapping, for which he was sentenced twenty years, rape, for which his sentence was life, and armed robbery for which he received a life sentence, all sentences to run consecutively. The crimes occurred May 21, 1976, and ten days later the grand jury returned the three-count indictment. Eleven days thereafter, June 11, the trial court determined Collins to be indigent and appointed counsel. A Brady motion for an in camera inspection of the state’s files was granted on or about June 15, and the trial was on June 23 and 24.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Strauder v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pierre v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Barnes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Plemons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Byrd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Paul v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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