186 Ga. App. 236 - Spivey v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
December 2003
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Cain v. State · Gober v. State · Owens v. State · Quick v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“[e]ven if the defenses were considered antagonistic in some minor detail, the mere fact that co-defendants' defenses are antagonistic is not sufficient in itself to warrant separate trials. [ Cain v. State, 235 Ga. 128, 129 , supra]; Owens v. State, 251 Ga. 313, 321 (8) ( 305 SE2d 102 ) (1983). The decision as to whether the defendants may be tried jointly for a felony less than capital is within the discretion of the judge, OCGA § 17-8-4, and the denial of a motion to sever is not cause for reversal absent an abuse of discretion. Owens, supra at 320 (8).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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