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Berry v. State

Citations

  • 326 S.E.2d 748
  • 254 Ga. 101
  • 1985 Ga. LEXIS 624

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • remand for further findings was required where the court did not specifically address a point in controversy — defendant’s claim that he had invoked the right to counsel
  • wherein \the trial court did not expressly find\ that the defendant had not invoked his right to counsel
  • wherein “the trial court did not expressly find” that the defendant had not invoked his right to counsel
  • “Unless clearly erroneous, a trial court’s findings as to factual determinations and credibility relating to the admissibility of a confession will be upheld on appeal.”
  • unless clearly erroneous, trial court’s determination as to voluntariness of confession must be upheld by appellate court
  • request for counsel to be present only during polygraph testing

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Judges: Hill, Marshall

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