Legal Opinion
Crawford v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 7, 2004No. S04A0589PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
In 1984 Eddie Crawford was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his 29-month-old niece, Leslie English. This first conviction was reversed on appeal to this Court based on an ambiguity in the jury’s verdict. Crawford v. State, 254 Ga. 435 (330 SE2d 567) (1985). Crawford was then retried in 1987, whereupon he was again convicted and sentenced to death. Crawford v. State, 257 Ga. 681 (362 SE2d 201) (1987). Crawford’s subsequent state and federal habeas petitions failed. See Crawford v. Head, 311 F3d 1288 (2002), cert. denied, 540 U. S. 956 (124 SC 408, 157 LE2d…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Eddie Albert Crawford v. Frederick HeadCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
3Cited by22 opinions
- Battles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Palmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
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- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
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