Legal Opinion
Pierce v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 23, 1975No. 30207PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
Pierce, convicted of armed bank robbery, appeals from the denial of his new trial motion urging primarily the claimed inadmissibility of his confession.
On October 31, 1974, a branch of the Home Federal Savings & Loan in Columbus, Georgia, was robbed of $3,250 by four blacks wearing ski masks. No positive identifications were ever made by the bank tellers though at trial they described the robbery in detail. On November 4, 1974, Pierce was arrested and advised of his rights under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436. The attorney of his choice was retained and came to see him at the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- High v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Whisman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
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3Cited by64 opinions
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