Legal Opinion
Semple v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 13, 1999No. S99A0551PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
Derrick Semple was convicted of felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the death of Antawn Young. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress identification testimony. Because we find the identification testimony was neither highly suggestive nor made misidentification likely, we affirm.
1. Semple, together with Harris and Mason, was riding in Mason’s red Geo Tracker. They had consumed alcohol and were looking for a party. At approximately 1:00 a.m., they saw Young walking down the road. The three decided to ask Young for directions…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Messer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Thomason v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- McClesky v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
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