Legal Opinion

Strong v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 19, 1983No. 40000PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clarke, Justice.

The appellant,. Laverne Strong, was convicted of felony murder in the death of her common law husband, Johnny Lamar, and sentenced to life in prison. The only enumeration of error is that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. We affirm.

Ms. Strong and her nephew arrived at the home she shared with Lamar at approximately 5:00 a.m. on November 26, 1981. The nephew, who testified for the state, got out of the vehicle and was standing outside when his aunt entered the back door of the house. He stated that he heard her scream a few seconds after she went inside. He…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Sutton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. TillmanUtah Supreme Court · 1987
  2. State v. HennumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  3. Fielder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Skaggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Ross v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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