Legal Opinion

Prince v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 20, 2003No. S03A1108PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Justice.

Appellant Joseph Tiger Prince was found guilty of malice murder in connection with the homicide of Edgar “Uncle Buddy” Reagan a/k/a Riggins, and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. After reviewing the errors he asserts on appeal, we conclude none has merit and affirm the judgment of conviction.

1. The victim’s body was found in his Albany home on Dorsett Avenue on August 11, 1995, after neighbors had not seen him on his front porch where he normally spent a great deal of time. Police found the victim’s home to have been ransacked. The medical…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  3. Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  4. Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  5. Van Alstine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Devega v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  2. Lockhart v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  3. Simpson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  4. Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  5. Hines v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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