Legal Opinion

Fargason v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 11, 1996No. S95A1509PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

Teresa Gail Fargason was convicted of the malice murder of her six-year-old daughter, Taylor, who was smothered to death. 1 Fargason contends that she is entitled to a new trial because her former husband testified that she failed three polygraph examinations, the prosecutor referred to that testimony in closing argument, and trial counsel did not object to the testimony or argument. Because the witness mentioned the polygraph examinations in response to the questioning of the defendant’s attorney and no objection was made, we find no reversible error and affirm.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. State v. ChambersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Connecticut v. PorterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  2. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  3. Pye v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Lee v. MartinezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004

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