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Birt v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 20, 1976No. 30638PublishedCited by 151 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hill, Justice.

This is a death case. Following trial by jury in Jefferson County, Billy Sunday Birt was found guilty of one count of burglary, two counts of armed robbery by use of offensive weapons and two counts of murder. He was sentenced to twenty years for burglary, to life for each of the offenses of armed robbery (to be served concurrently), and to death for each of the offenses of murder. These offenses all related to Mr. and Mrs. Reid Oliver Fleming Sr., and occurred on December 22, 1973. The defendant was found not guilty of the December 21st burglary of the home of Jerry Haymon.

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2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Gregg v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Coley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Arnold v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  5. Floyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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3Cited by151 opinions

  1. Godfrey v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Hopkinson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Isaacs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  4. Cargill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  5. Potts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978

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