Archive for August, 2009
The Court of Appeals of Georgia has held that a conspirator’s statements made after his arrest which incriminate a co-conspirator are only admissible against the conspirator who made the statements, since such statements effectively end the conspiracy. The court also held that allowing statements from the interrogation of a non-testifying conspirator is a violation of the defendant’s right to confront those who testify against him.
In Verdree v. State, the defendant, Verdree, was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, ...
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A single-car wreck near Savannah Georgia left a 9-year-old boy dead this past weekend. The driver, James Malcolm Bell, has been charged with vehicular homicide, DUI, and reckless driving.
The Savannah Morning News has the story.
Police reported that Bell, 23, was driving a 1998 Corvette when it skidded off a road and crashed into one or more trees before becoming partly submerged. The vehicle, which only had two seats, was carrying four people at the time of the ...
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On Tuesday, jurors in a Chatham County courtroom heard testimony of how a Savannah man urged the killing of a convenient store clerk during an armed robbery.
The Savannah Morning News has the story.
On December 23, 2005, Vipin Patel, 65, was gunned down while working at his Kwik Way Food Mart in Garden City during an apparent armed robbery. Prosecutors believe four men entered the convenient store with the intention of robbing it while a fifth man remained outside ...
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The Court of Appeals of Georgia has held that a police officer may not testify as to statements made by a co-defendant which implicate the defendant when the statements are gathered during the course of the investigation, and the defendant does not have an opportunity to cross-examine the co-defendant. Furthermore, the failure of defense counsel to object to such testimony constitutes deficient counsel.
In Grindle v. State, the defendant, Grindle, was convicted by a jury of robbery, aggravated battery, and ...
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