Legal Opinion
Young v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 25, 1983No. 39669PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
Young was convicted in the Superior Court of Greene County of murder, armed robbery and robbery by intimidation. He was sentenced to death for the murder, the jury having found two aggravating circumstances: that the offense of murder was committed while the offender was engaged in the commission of another capital felony, armed robbery (OCGA § 17-10-30 (b) (2) (Code Ann. § 27-2534.1)), and that the offender committed the offense of murder for the purpose of receiving money (OCGA § 17-10-30 (b) (4) (Code Ann. § 27-2534.1)). In addition, Young received a life sentence for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Bullington v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Romine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Lipham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
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