Legal Opinion
Roberts v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 25, 2010No. S09A1451PublishedCited by 513 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
Victor Roberts was convicted of the 1983 murder of Mary Jo Jenkins and sentenced to death. His conviction and sentence were affirmed by this Court. Roberts v. State, 252 Ga. 227 (314 SE2d 83) (1984). Roberts was granted full habeas corpus relief in federal court, however, and his case was returned to the trial court for retrial. While awaiting retrial, Roberts entered into an agreement with the State in which the State agreed to waive the death penalty and Roberts agreed to plead guilty to murder and kidnapping charges. Roberts was sentenced to two consecutive life…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Marshall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Crane v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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