Legal Opinion
Wooten v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 15, 1993No. S92A1420PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sears-Collins, Justice.
On September 20, 1978, Charles Buffington was discovered dead in his home in Trenton, Georgia, having suffered severe blunt trauma to the head. Buffington was 80 years old when he died. The appellant was arrested and charged with the victim’s murder on October 21, 1978. A preliminary hearing was held on December 7, 1978, at which key witnesses for the prosecution were unwilling or unable to connect the appellant with the crime. The case against the appellant was then “dropped.” After new evidence was discovered, the appellant was indicted for the victim’s murder in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. MacDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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