Legal Opinion
Rhode v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 1, 2001No. S01P0708PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
A jury found Brandon Joseph Rhode guilty of three counts of malice murder, three counts of felony murder, two counts of burglary, and one count of kidnapping with bodily injury.1 The jury found beyond a reasonable doubt that the murder of Bryan Moss was committed while Rhode was engaged in the murder of Kristin Moss, was committed while Rhode was engaged in a burglary, was committed while Rhode was engaged in a kidnapping with bodily injury, and was outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible, or inhuman in that it involved depravity of mind. See OCGA § 17-10-30 (b) (2) and (7).…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Godfrey v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Rhode v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- Lucas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
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