Legal Opinion
Shelton v. Lee
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 5, 2016No. S16A0106PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
Appellant William Lee Shelton was tried by a jury in the Pike County Superior Court and convicted of malice murder and robbery by force. He was sentenced to life in prison. On direct appeal in 2005, this Court affirmed Shelton’s convictions and rejected, among other things, an evidentiary challenge to venue in Pike County, because, even though conflicting evidence was presented regarding where the injury causing death was inflicted, the body was discovered there. Thus, we concluded, the evidence was sufficient to establish venue in Pike County beyond a reasonable doubt.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Tolbert v. TooleSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
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