Legal Opinion
Harper v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 2, 1982No. 38480PublishedCited by 217 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
The defendant, Michael Earl Harper, was convicted by a Chatham County jury of the murder of George Mercer IV, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Prior to trial the defendant pled guilty to charges of attempted theft by extortion of money from the victim’s father and was sentenced to four years imprisonment for this offense. See Code Ann. § 26-1804.
At the time of his disappearance on January 29,1980, the victim was residing with his parents, but was preparing to move into an apartment of his own on February 11,1980. On January 29, between 1:30 and 2:00 p.m., the victim…
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