Legal Opinion
Bennett v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 19, 1985No. 41290PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
Bennett was convicted of the murder of Joseph Hulsey, and received a life sentence. His motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals. We affirm.
Bennett and Hulsey had known each other for about ten years before the homicide. At trial Bennett testified that he and Hulsey had an argument about one week before the shooting during which Hulsey pulled a knife on him. Bennett said that the reason for the argument was that Hulsey had committed several burglaries, but was attributing them to him. According to Bennett, Hulsey continued to attribute these burglaries to him, which…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Fletcher v. WeirSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Woods v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Perguson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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