Legal Opinion
Evans v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 7, 1966No. 23475PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mobley, Justice.
Alex S. Evans was jointly indicted with Vernon Eugene Williams by the grand jury of Gwinnett County for the murder of Jerry Everett by shooting him with a pistol on the 17th day of April, 1964. Williams was first placed on trial, asked for severance, was tried separately, and found guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. His conviction was affirmed by this court in Williams v. State, 222 Ga. 208 (149 SE2d 449). The defendant, Evans, was then tried, was found guilty of murder, as charged, and was sentenced to death. The appeal is from that judgment and sentence. He…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Rawlins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- United States v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Keener v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
- Hargrove v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Inman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
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3Cited by66 opinions
- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Foster v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Venson Eugene Williams v. A. L. Dutton, Warden of the State Prison at Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Gunter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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