Legal Opinion

Stephens v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 26, 1994No. S94A0871PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Justice.

After a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of two counts of malice murder and three counts of felony murder and was given three consecutive sentences of life imprisonment. His motion for new trial was denied and he appeals.1

1. The State produced evidence which showed that appellant and his four co-indictees robbed the three victims. Numerous eyewitnesses identified appellant as the one who shot the victims. Although a prior statement of a defense witness indicated that one of the victims was shot by someone other than appellant and his four co-indictees, “ ‘any questions…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Potts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  5. Wallin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Burgeson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  3. Hudson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Herbert Connell Stephens v. Hilton HallCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  5. Ellis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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