Legal Opinion
McGinnis v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 20, 1988No. 46013PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Chief Justice.
Melanie Ann Finch McGinnis appeals her conviction of the malice murder and armed robbery of her aunt, Margie Finch White, for which she was sentenced to imprisonment for life and 20 years, respectively and concurrently. We affirm.
The appellant and her husband did not get along well with either of their families, there having been little communication or visiting over the years. In the early 1980s, her husband, Ronnie, received a lump-sum settlement of approximately $450,000, which the two of them, by their extravagant lifestyle, had depleted by 1985. He had an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Wilcox v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by17 opinions
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