Legal Opinion
Lindsey v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 24, 1984No. 40474PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
On October 2, 1982, Slayton Lindsey and his wife Catherine were brutally stabbed to death. Their son, Jack Russell Lindsey, was charged with two counts of murder, convicted, and sentenced to death. He now appeals.1 The issue which we find dispositive pertains to the determination of appellant’s competence to stand trial. For reasons which follow, this case must be remanded to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. Statement of the Relevant Facts
On October 7, 1982, Frank Grimsley, then public defender for the Cordele judicial circuit, and G.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Lynd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Almond v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Dulcio v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
- Lindsey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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