Legal Opinion
Drane v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 1, 1999No. S99P1003PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
A jury convicted Leonard M. Drane of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated battery, and imposed a death sentence for the malice murder. The evidence adduced at trial showed that Drane and co-indictee David Willis picked up Renee Blackmon on June 13, 1990, and drove her to a secluded road. Ms. Blackmon’s body was found in a lake on July 1, 1990. She had been shot point-blank in the head with a shotgun and her throat had been cut at least six times. She was tied to a brake drum with a rope. After his arrest, Drane claimed that Willis had sex with the victim and shot her…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Green v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by27 opinions
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