Legal Opinion
Ledford v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 25, 2011No. S10P1859PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Presiding Justice.
A jury found Michael William Ledford guilty of the murder of Jennifer Ewing and related offenses. After finding multiple statutory aggravating circumstances, the jury recommended a death sentence for the murder. See OCGA § 17-10-30 (b). The trial court entered judgments of conviction on the guilty verdicts and sentenced Ledford to death for murder and to various consecutive terms of imprisonment for the remaining crimes. Ledford appeals after the denial of a motion for new trial. * For the reasons set forth below, we vacate Ledford’s convictions and sentences for…
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