Legal Opinion
Alderman v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 28, 1985No. 41588PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
This is a death penalty case. In 1975, the appellant, Jack Aider-man, was convicted in Chatham County for the murder of his wife and sentenced to death. On direct appeal, this court affirmed. Alderman v. State, 241 Ga. 496 (246 SE2d 642) (1978). Alderman subsequently obtained federal habeas relief as to sentence on the ground that three prospective jurors had been excused erroneously under Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U. S. 510 (88 SC 1770, 20 LE2d 776) (1968). Alderman v. Austin, 695 F2d 124 (5th Cir., Unit B 1983) (en banc). Thereafter, another sentencing trial was…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by69 opinions
- Pope v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Isaacs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- DeYoung v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Romine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Gissendaner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
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