Legal Opinion
Allen v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 5, 1982No. 37948PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Presiding Justice.
Stanley Edward Allen was tried by a jury and convicted of the murder, robbery and rape of Susie C. Rucker. He was sentenced to death for the murder,1 life imprisonment for the rape, and 20 years imprisonment for the robbery.
The defendant made a statement to the police which was entered into evidence.2 He also testified at trial and his testimony was essentially the same as his statement to police. According to the defendant, on Monday, January 5, 1981, he was with 18-year-old Woodrow Davis at his (the defendant’s) cousin’s place when Davis borrowed his car at about 10…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hawes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Maxwell v. BishopSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Felker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Castell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Ingram v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Ross v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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