Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 9, 2001No. A01A0937PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
A Chatham County jury found Peter Miller Scott guilty of the sale of cocaine. A recidivist count showing five prior cocaine convictions was included in the indictment, and Scott was sentenced to life imprisonment pursuant to OCGA § 17-10-7 (c). He appeals, claiming (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress any in-court identification by the arresting officer since such was tainted by an impermissibly suggestive pretrial photo identification; and (2) the sentence of life imprisonment was improperly imposed without exercise of the trial court’s discretion. We…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Banks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Jacobs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by16 opinions
- Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
- State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
- State v. SlaughterSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Blevins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.