Legal Opinion
Pruitt v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 28, 2005No. S04A1664PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Justice.
Leslie Sean Pruitt appeals from his convictions for malice murder and kidnapping in connection with the death of Terence Flood. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that Pruitt and co-indictee Crook traveled from Alabama to Atlanta to buy 12 ounces of cocaine from Flood, intending to resell it. They bought the cocaine and returned to Alabama. Later that day, Pruitt discovered that the cocaine was highly adulterated and unsuitable for his intended use. The next day, Pruitt and Crook returned to Atlanta and met Flood at his…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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