Legal Opinion

Tolbert v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 29, 2007No. S07A0520PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HINES, Justice.

John C. Tolbert (“Tolbert”) appeals from his convictions for malice murder in connection with the deaths of his estranged wife, Sauda “Candice” Tolbert (“Candice”), and Anthony Walters. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that Tolbert and the victims were members of the United States Army. At approximately 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 31, 2002, Candice and Walters, with whom Candice was romantically involved, were fatally shot inside Walters’s mobile home in Hinesville, Georgia. The shots came from outside the trailer; the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  2. Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. Hendricks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. McLean v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014

11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API