Legal Opinion
Hall v. Terrell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 1, 2009No. S09A0087, S09X0088PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Justice.
Brian Keith Terrell has been tried three times for the murder of seventy-year-old John Watson and for related crimes. The first jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the guilt/innocence phase. The second jury found Terrell guilty and sentenced him to death; however, this Court reversed on direct appeal based on an error injury selection. Terrell v. State, 271 Ga. 783 (523 SE2d 294) (1999). The third jury again found Terrell guilty and again sentenced him to death, and this Court affirmed unanimously. Terrell v. State, 276 Ga. 34 (572 SE2d 595) (2002). Terrell filed a…
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