Legal Opinion

Clark v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 30, 1989No. 46652Published

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Justice.

The appellant, Thomas A. Clark, was convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment for malice murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime. Clark appeals, and we affirm.1

The victim, Herbert Carter, got into a car with Clark and two other men, and the four men drove to another location. During the ride Clark, who had been in a drunken sleep, awoke and drew a knife on Carter. When the car stopped, Clark and another man, Jimmy Sykes, got out of the car with Carter, and the three men walked away. Clark and Sykes returned…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Rucker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Talley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Sykes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989

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