Legal Opinion

Lowe v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 5, 1984No. 40876PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clarke, Justice.

The appellant was indicted and convicted of the murder of her husband, Gary Lowe. She received a sentence of life imprisonment. In this appeal she enumerates error on the failure of the court to grant a mistrial based on improper comments on her failure to testify and on the admission of testimony to bolster the trial statements of the state’s primary witness, Michael Carver.

The body of Gary Lowe was discovered on May 29, 1982. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head from a mini-. 14 rifle. There were also several small caliber bullet wounds in the head and neck…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ranger v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Bryant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
  5. Mullins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Lobdell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  2. Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  3. Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Postell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

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