Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 2, 1979No. 34560PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Chief Justice.

David Lester Jones was convicted of the murder of Lynn C. Sullivan and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals. This court affirms.

Evidence was presented in behalf of the state authorizing a jury to find the following facts: The appellant, together with Michael Brown, Jerry Lewis Boyd, and Kenneth Sanford, followed the victim from a Krystal restaurant to a dirt road for the purpose of robbing him. They blocked his automobile with theirs, and Brown confronted the victim with a shotgun. The victim was shot, the group left the scene together, and they disposed of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hawes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Cain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. House v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Peek v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Boyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  2. Satterfield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  3. Kelly v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  5. Cunningham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982

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