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Shepherd v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 13, 1977No. 32072PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hill, Justice.

The defendant was tried and convicted for murder and two counts of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder conviction and two 10-year terms for the aggravated assault convictions to run consecutively. On appeal he raises three enumerations of error.

The defendant’s convictions arose out of a brawl that occurred just after midnight on May 3, 1975, at a Columbus night spot. In addition to the murder victim, two others were shot in the fight. The two surviving victims testified at trial as did six other eyewitnesses. None of these eight witnesses…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Darden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. MacKintosh v. Jack Matthews and Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. O'NEAL v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Phillips v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. Whitten v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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