Legal Opinion
Lingo v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 9, 1968No. 24569PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Justice.
The defendant was convicted of the murder of John Clarence Willis and was sentenced to death. He appeals and enumerates as error: (1) The refusal to grant a change of venue, (2) The denial of a motion to quash the indictment and challenge the array of grand and petit jurors, (3) The verdict finding against a plea of insanity and certain alleged errors in that proceeding, and (4) Certain alleged errors committed during the trial of the case.
The evidence shows that on Saturday, November 11, 1967, at 2:50 a.m., the Valdosta Police Department in Lowndes County, Georgia,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Chatterton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Berryhill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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- Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Coker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Dix v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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