Legal Opinion
Burger v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 14, 1980No. 35709PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
The appellant, Christopher A. Burger, was tried in Wayne County, convicted of murder and sentenced to death.
The conviction was affirmed but the death sentence was reversed, and a new trial was ordered on the issue of punishment only. Burger v. State, 242 Ga. 28 (247 SE2d 834) (1978). The death sentence was reversed on two grounds. The trial court failed to make clear to the jury that it could recommend a life sentence even if it found the existence of a statutory aggravating circumstance. The trial court also failed to inform the jury that it was authorized to consider…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Hawes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Jarrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Gregg v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Fleming v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Burger v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- People v. DavenportCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- People v. GhentCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
- Waters v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- State v. MercerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
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