Legal Opinion

Sullens v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 7, 1977No. 32358PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jordan, Justice.

Coy Michael Sullens was indicted along with two others for the murder of Colie Brown. In a separate trial he was convicted, sentenced to life imprisonment and appeals.

1. Appellant first enumerates as error the trial court’s refusal to strike for cause jurors Hulsey, Edwards, Laws and Young. The trial record shows that jurors Hulsey and Edwards were struck by the court for cause. The record also shows that no motion was made to strike juror Laws for cause, resulting in the waiver of this objection.

Juror Young stated that he had formed an "inclination” about the case. In…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. McCorquodale v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Leutner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Tennon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Chancey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  2. Burnett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  3. Westbrook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  4. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Locke v. VonaltCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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