Legal Opinion
Simon v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 7, 1985No. 41369PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
James “Gene” Simon was convicted of the murder of William “Bum” Phillips on January 13, 1984. Simon and Phillips were wood producers for Moultrie Pulpwood in Moultrie, Georgia. They began to quarrel in the office of the manager, Mills, over a salary advance which Simon had received December 19 and which now had to be repaid. Simon argued that Phillips had received part of the advance and was responsible for at least half of the repayment. Mills told them to take their quarrel outside, which they did.
As Phillips stood beside Mills’ pickup truck in the yard, several witnesses…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Green v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Ramey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Kettman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- McGee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Goss v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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