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Rutledge v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 7, 1980No. 36028PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Justice.

This is the direct appeal of William Walker Rutledge, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Tony Anthony Phillips.

The jury heard evidence sufficient to enable any rational trier of the facts to find the following as facts beyond a reasonable doubt: The argument which culminated in the shooting arose out of an accusation by Rutledge that the victim’s cousin, Janice Byrd, had stolen marijuana from Rutledge’s trailer on the day prior to the shooting. Rutledge confronted and threatened Janice Byrd, demanding that she return the marijuana or pay…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Chenault v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Felker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  2. People v. EubanksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Potts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  5. Gulley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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