Legal Opinion
McCrary v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 17, 1984No. 40458PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
Michael Wayne McCrary was indicted and tried for the malice murder of his cousin, Greg Barksdale Brooks. He was found guilty of felony murder and sentenced to life in prison. He appeals.
The victim was last seen on Friday evening, June 4,1982, in the company of the defendant and George Martin (also a cousin) and two girls, fifteen and sixteen years old. Earlier that day the victim had been given a $25.00 cash deposit for the rental of his home in Red Oak in Fulton County. When the group returned the victim to his home after about three hours of driving around, the defendant…
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