Legal Opinion
Washington v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1984No. 40966PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
253 Ga. 173 (1984)
318 S.E.2d 55
WASHINGTON
v.
THE STATE.
40966.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Decided July 16, 1984.
William F. Braziel, Jr., for appellant.
Spencer Lawton, Jr., District Attorney, David T. Lock, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Eddie Snelling, Jr., for appellee.
SMITH, Justice.
Appellant was tried before a Chatham County jury for murder. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. On direct appeal we overturned his conviction on the basis of the failure of the trial court to charge the jury on voluntary manslaughter. Washington v. State, 249 Ga.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Sabel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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