Legal Opinion

Kennedy v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 2, 1984No. 40743PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Justice.

The appellant, Harry Kennedy, and Graylin Boyd were jointly indicted and tried for the murder and armed robbery of Ronald Taylor Lewis. Following a trial by jury, the appellant was found guilty of felony murder and robbery by intimidation. Boyd was convicted only of robbery by intimidation. The appellant’s motion for new trial was denied, and he now appeals.

On March 17,1982, the victim, twenty-year-old Ronald Lewis, attended the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Savannah, Georgia. In the early evening hours of that day his body was discovered lying near the corner of Randolph and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Cain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  5. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  3. Pledger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. COLLINS v. THE STATE (Three Cases)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  5. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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