Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 3, 1996No. S96A0585PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
Robert Ortiz was convicted of rape, aggravated sodomy, and burglary, and was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole under OCGA § 17-10-7 (b), and to a consecutive sentence of 20 years imprisonment. This Court has jurisdiction over this appeal because the issue of the constitutionality of OCGA § 17-10-7 (b) was properly raised and ruled on by the trial court.
1. Ortiz contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of his arrest on an unrelated peeping tom charge. Until he was suspected of rape, the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Stephens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Knight v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Grant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Henry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
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