Legal Opinion
Holloway v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 4, 1987No. 44689PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Chief Justice.
Appellant, Jerome Holloway, was convicted in Bryan County of malice murder and armed robbery, and sentenced to death. The evidence shows that, on March 4, 1986, Holloway gained entry to the home of his mother’s friend, Corabelle Berry, on the pretext of needing to borrow a cup of sugar, and proceeded to beat her to death with a stick and a kerosene lamp and to take from her residence several hundred dollars, which he used to buy stereo equipment.
1. The trial court ordered that Holloway be evaluated by a forensic psychologist employed by the Georgia Regional Hospital in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Christenson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- De Freece v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Meders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Curry v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
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