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Massey v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 5, 1983No. 39904PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gregory, Justice.

The appellant, Barry Massey, was indicted in Morgan County for the murder of Steven Bo Sterns. Following a trial by jury, he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. Appellant filed a motion for a new trial which was denied. From the evidence, the jury could have found the following facts.

During the early morning hours after the Fourth of July in 1982, appellant and two of his friends went to the Waffle House on Highway 441 in Madison, Georgia, for breakfast. The deceased, Bo Sterns, accompanied by two friends, was already in the Waffle House visiting his girl…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. MemingerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Donaldson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Hammond v. PaulSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Carter v. PruittSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Powell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  2. Stewart v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  3. McCutchen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Andrews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

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