Legal Opinion
Clark v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 12, 1999No. S99A0532, S99A0533PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
Appellants were tried together and convicted of malice murder in connection with the death of 15-year-old Brian Bowling.
The State presented evidence that Brian suffered a fatal gunshot wound to his right temple while in his bedroom in his parents’ home in rural Floyd County. A .38 caliber handgun was found between Brian’s feet. A neurosurgeon who treated Brian testified that his report of his examination of Brian did not mention finding a powder bum, often left by a gun fired in close proximity to skin, a fact he would have included had he found such a burn. The…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Mallory v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
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