Legal Opinion

Floyd v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 26, 1974No. 29315PublishedCited by 124 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ingram, Justice.

This case is here on an appeal filed by counsel for the accused after a motion for new trial was overruled in the trial court and for mandatory review of death sentences imposed upon the accused following his conviction by a jury on two counts of murder and one count of armed robbery in Fulton County. We affirm the convictions and the death sentence imposed for each of the murder offenses but reverse the death sentence imposed for the armed robbery.

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Issues.

The accused presents four issues for decision in this appeal and review of the case. It is first contended that the death…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gregg v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Coley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Whitlock v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  5. House v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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3Cited by124 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Bell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Jarrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Washington v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
  5. State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996

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