Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 6, 1973No. 27955PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ingram, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of the offenses of rape, aggravated sodomy and child molestation in the Superior Court of Fulton County. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and twenty years. From these convictions and sentences, he has filed a direct appeal to this court. Held:

1. The appellant contends, in his first enumeration of error, that the trial court erred in denying his counsel a 15-minute recess, at the close of the state’s case, for the purpose of interviewing witnesses. The trial transcript shows that the court granted a recess at defense counsel’s request. The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Joyner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  2. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  3. Gravitt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  4. Lovejoy v. TidwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  5. Whippler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  2. Street v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Watts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. Paxton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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