Legal Opinion
Knight v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 4, 1995No. S95A1517PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
After a three-day trial in 1994, appellant Bobby Knight, Jr. was convicted of the murder of Ruben Bangs, the aggravated assault of Bangs, and the aggravated assault of Angela Harrington. Appellant now brings his appeal from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial.
1. The State presented evidence that appellant was in the company of Jimmy Lee Drayton and another person when Drayton shot and killed Ruben Bangs, and the third person injured Angela Harrington, a witness to the homicide, by firing a shotgun blast at her while he robbed her moments after Bangs was…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by24 opinions
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