Legal Opinion
Blankenship v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 6, 1981No. 36970PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
The defendant was indicted for the offenses of aggravated sodomy, burglary, murder and rape. He was found guilty of burglary, murder and rape, and sentenced to death for murder and two 20-year sentences for burglary and rape to run consecutive to the death sentence, but concurrent to each other. The case is here on direct appeal and mandatory sentence review.
Enumerations of Error
1. In his first four enumerations of error, the defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict and the sentence. From the evidence presented at trial, the jury was…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Davis v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by78 opinions
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