Legal Opinion
Allen v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 11, 1984No. 40912PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
This is the second appearance of this death penalty case. Appellant, Stanley Edward Allen, and co-defendant Woodrow Davis were indicted in Elbert County for the murder, rape and robbery of. Susie C. Rucker. In separate trials, they were convicted. The state sought the death penalty in both cases, but it was imposed in Allen’s case only. The convictions were affirmed on direct appeal. Davis v. State, 249 Ga. 784 (294 SE2d 504) (1982); Allen v. State, 248 Ga. 676 (286 SE2d 3) (1982). However, Allen’s death sentence was reversed for Witherspoon error. Ibid; Witherspoon v.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Felker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Hance v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Romine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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