Legal Opinion

State v. TRIPP (And Vice Versa)

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 20, 2024No. S24A1032, S24X1033PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

320 Ga. 536

FINAL COPY S24A1032. THE STATE v. TRIPP. S24X1033. TRIPP v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. On May 23, 2017, Leon Lamar Tripp was arrested on charges related to the disappearance of Latania Janell Carwell, the 16-year- old daughter of Tripp’s wife, Tanya Faye Tripp. Following the discovery of Janell’s remains on March 8, 2018, Tripp was indicted by a Richmond County grand jury for murder, kidnapping, and other crimes related to Janell’s death.1 After Tripp’s arrest, he was interviewed by law enforcement officers on multiple occasions. Tripp later moved to suppress those custodial…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Berghuis v. ThompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. Perez v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Dozier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Donaldson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2026

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