Legal Opinion
Griffin v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 4, 1995No. S95A1093PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
Michael David Griffin was indicted in 1992 in McIntosh County for the murder of Jenny Rhames. The State did not seek the death penalty. After Griffin’s trial ended in a mistrial, he was reindicted for Rhames’ murder. The State again declined to seek the death penalty. The trial court denied Griffin’s plea of former jeopardy as to the second indictment and Griffin appealed to this Court. While that appeal was pending, Griffin was indicted in Thomas County in a two-count indictment charging Griffin with kidnapping with bodily injury and murder of Rhames. The State announced…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by26 opinions
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