Legal Opinion
Simpson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 13, 2004No. S04A1059PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
Gary Simpson was convicted of three counts each of malice murder, aggravated assault and concealing a death. The trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment for the murders, and to consecutive 20- and 10-year terms for the remaining crimes. Simpson’s motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals.
1. Simpson was indicted with two others. One of them, Michael Johnson, pled guilty to three counts of voluntary manslaughter, and testified against Simpson and the remaining co-defendant, Leo Parks. Johnson testified that he and Parks worked for Simpson. The three victims were…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Goodwin v. Cruz-PadilloSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Simpson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Abernathy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Fuller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
- Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
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