Legal Opinion
McCorquodale v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 3, 1974No. 29131PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
Timothy W. McCorquodale was indicted for murder by the Grand Jury of Fulton County, tried before a jury and found guilty. He was sentenced to death in the electric chair and appeals from the judgment and the sentence.
I
The state presented evidence to establish the following facts: On the evening of January 16, 1974, Donna, the victim, a 17-year-old girl, and her friend, Pamela Pharris, were in the area of Peachtree and 10th Street in the City of Atlanta known as "The Strip.” While in a restaurant they were accosted by a man named Leroy who invited them to a bar for a beer.…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by118 opinions
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