Legal Opinion

Jordon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 17, 1974No. 28954PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grice, Chief Justice.

Jack Jordon was convicted of murder in the Superior Court of Fulton County, and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals from the verdict and sentence, and enumerates fourteen alleged errors, which include the grounds of his motion for new trial, as amended.

The state’s evidence, in brief, is that which follows.

Henrietta Weaver testified: On the date of the homicide the appellant and his wife, Jacqueline, and the witness and James Bell, the deceased, (who lived in the apartment with the witness), had been to a "political” party. They came back to the witness’ apartment…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Mann v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  2. Andrews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  3. Warrick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  5. Chandle v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Horton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Favors v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Spencer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  5. Tennon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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