Legal Opinion
Tew v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 17, 1986No. 72140Published
1Opinion of the Court
179 Ga. App. 369 (1986)
346 S.E.2d 833
TEW
v.
THE STATE.
72140.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Decided May 7, 1986.
Rehearing Dismissed May 27, 1986. And June 17, 1986.
James A. Elkins, Jr., for appellant.
William J. Smith, District Attorney, J. Gray Conger, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.
BIRDSONG, Presiding Judge.
The defendant, Johnnie Tew, appeals his conviction of voluntary manslaughter. Tew, was indicted for the murder of Elvin Simmons. Tew was white. Simmons, who was also known as "Smokey," was black. Simmons was drinking beer with a friend in the Scorpio Lounge in Lumpkin Plaza just…
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- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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