Legal Opinion
Forney v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 7, 1986No. 42665PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
Ephrim Forney, Jr. was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. His motion for new trial was denied and he now appeals. We affirm the conviction.
In early December 1984, Forney suspected his wife of meeting clandestinely with James Solomon, her co-worker at a factory in Mil-ledgeville. Forney confronted his wife, who told him that she did not want a divorce and wanted to continue living with Forney. The couple then made amends.
On December 21, 1984, Forney picked up his wife from her job. Forney was driving his specially equipped vehicle designed for a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Gibbons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Whitlock v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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3Cited by35 opinions
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