Legal Opinion
Hardy v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 20, 1980No. 35588PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
Kenneth Hardy was convicted for the murder of Lewis J. Ingram in Banks County, Georgia, and was given a death sentence.
Summary of Facts
From the evidence presented at the trial, the jury was authorized to find the following facts.
Driving his pickup truck, the 60-year-old victim, Lewis J. Ingram, left his home in Thomasville, North Carolina, on July 26,1977, en route to Commerce, Georgia, for the purpose of visiting relatives and friends. Upon arriving in Commerce, he visited his sister and spent one night in her home. The following day, he moved into a motel near Commerce and…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mancusi v. StubbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. StonakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Hawes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Gregg v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by41 opinions
- State v. MonroeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Wilson v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Conklin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Ford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
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