Legal Opinion
Edwards v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 22, 1992No. S92A0647PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Presiding Justice.
The appellant, Earl Lee Edwards, was found guilty of the malice murder of Tommy Wene.1 Edwards appeals, contending that the state failed to prove the requisite intent; that evidence concerning prior threats should not have been admitted; that testimony was admitted in violation of the rule of sequestration; and that trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.
*471On May 7, 1991, Edwards drove by his former wife’s house in his truck, and saw Wene mowing his former wife’s lawn. Edwards knew that Wene and his former wife had been dating. Edwards had been divorced for almost four…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Ward v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Wall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Barrett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
- Barrett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Bolden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
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