Legal Opinion

Scott v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 1, 1976No. 31215, 31216Published

1Opinion of the Court

238 Ga. 30 (1976)

230 S.E.2d 857

SCOTT

v.

THE STATE. LIGHT

v.

THE STATE.

31215, 31216.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Submitted June 7, 1976.

Decided December 1, 1976.

Roland L. Enloe, Jr., for Scott.

Robert L. Collins, Jr., for Light.

David N. Vaughn, District Attorney, Charles Crawford, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, for appellee.

2Per curiam

Scott and Light appeal their convictions for rape. At trial both were represented by the same attorney. Each was sentenced to 20 years, though half of Light's sentence was probated.

This criminal prosecution arose out of a midnight altercation at a…

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3Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  2. Watkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Berryhill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. State v. McDavittSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
  5. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955

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