Legal Opinion
Reed v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 17, 1982No. 38197PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
Appellant, Floyd William Reed, was convicted in Chattooga County of murdering his wife, Ruby Reed.
Appellant and the victim lived in a trailer several hundred feet from Peach Orchard Road in Chattooga County. Prior to the date of the offense, the couple had been separated for about three weeks. On the morning of October 16,1980, appellant met Melvin Burrage, the husband of the victim’s niece, Wanda Burrage. Mr. Burrage told appellant that Ruby wanted to see him. According to Mr. Burrage’s testimony, “[Appellant] said that if Ruby wouldn’t live with him, he wasn’t going to do…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Franklin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Crowe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Henry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Potts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
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