Legal Opinion

Hardy v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 5, 1978No. 34249PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

Appellant was convicted of felony-murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals. We affirm.

1. The evidence was sufficient to support the verdict. The state submitted evidence from which the jury could reasonably conclude that the appellant critically wounded Douglas Rozier, a fellow student and fraternity initiate, by stabbing him repeatedly with a hunting knife, then sought to conceal the crime by disposing of the knife and persuading another student, Dwight Cornelius, to corroborate his story that the two of them found Rozier bleeding in the parking…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Hyde v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  4. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
  5. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Parker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Lamons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  4. McMillan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  5. Transamerica Insurance v. Thrift-Mart, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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