Legal Opinion
Wilson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 14, 1980No. 36242PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
On April 4, 1978, Shirley Ann Johnson, an employee of a Waycross Zippy Mart, was found at the entrance to the store. She had been stabbed over 50 times and died a few hours later. On July 3,1978, according to Lonnie and Daisy Clark they were awakened by an intruder in their home. Lonnie Clark testified that he was attacked and knocked unconscious, and that when he came to, he called police from a house nearby. The police arrived and found the defendant, David Wilson, with his genitals exposed lying on top of Daisy Clark, who was nude. Wilson was indicted for the April 4 murder…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Wade v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Poultryland Inc. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- State v. GrahamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Montos v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Carl J. Isaacs v. Frederick J. HeadCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Brockman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Graham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
- Sheard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
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