Legal Opinion
Gibson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 18, 1976No. 30761PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
The appellant, Samuel Gibson, III, was indicted by the Jones County Grand Jury for murder and rape occurring on April 10,1975. Following a trial by jury from May 12, 1975, to May 14, 1975, the appellant was convicted and sentenced to death on both counts. The case is here on appeal and for review of the death ‘sentences imposed.
I. Summary of the Evidence
The deceased victim, Joan Delight Bryan, was married to Mr. Thomas Bryan. They lived in a farmhouse in Gray, Georgia, with four-year-old Stacy Nadine White, *875the daughter of the deceased from a previous marriage.
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2Cases cited32 opinions
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