Legal Opinion

Pullin v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 12, 1988No. 45046PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marshall, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Charles Marion Pullin, and two others, were indicted for the offense of the malice murder of Carlos “Scooter” Johnson, or, in the alternative, the felony murder of the victim, on the ground that the homicide occurred while the co-indictees were in the commission of the offense of aggravated assault. The appellant was convicted of felony murder, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals. We affirm.

Construed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial showed the following:

The victim and a group of companions, including Tracy…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Keener v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
  4. Lobdell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  5. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  2. Nobles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Slaughter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  4. Bangs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Redding v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2021

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