PAXTON v. STATE

61437.

159 Ga. App. 175 (1981)

282 S.E.2d 912

PAXTON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied July 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold A. Horne, Jr., Clifton O. Bailey, for appellant.

Robert E. Wilson, District Attorney, Susan Brooks, Ann Poe Mitchell, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellees.


SOGNIER, Judge.

Paxton, a 15-year-old juvenile, was tried as an adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County for the offenses of murder, rape and burglary. He was acquitted of murder and convicted of rape and burglary. On appeal he contends the trial court erred (1) by admitting his oral and written statements into evidence, as they were obtained while he was detained in violation of Code Ann. § 24A-1402 and he was not advised fully of his rights; (2) by allowing...

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