Legal Opinion
Lingo v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 8, 1970No. 25788PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
Joe Lingo, Jr., appeals to this court from a sentence of death. In a previous trial he had been convicted of murder and sentenced to death, and this court affirmed that conviction and sentence. Lingo v. State, 224 Ga. 333 (162 SE2d 1).
However, upon habeas corpus proceedings in the Superior Court of Tattnall County, that court found there had been improper exclusion of jurors opposed to capital punishment, and remanded the case to the Superior Court of Lowndes County, where he was originally tried, for further proceedings in accordance with Miller v. State, 224 Ga. 627 (163 SE2d…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Lingo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Massey v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Williams v. American Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by52 opinions
- Jarrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Davenport v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
- Pulliam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
47 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.