Legal Opinion
Manley v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 9, 2010No. S10A0136, S10A0137PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELTON, Justice.
Following a jury trial, co-defendants Steve Manley and Robert Allen appeal their convictions for the murder of Emmett Whatley.1 For the reasons set forth below, we reverse in Case No. S10A0136 and affirm in Case No. S10A0137.
1. In the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, in or around January 2007, Alexandria Phillips became friends with Whatley and visited his home. A few weeks before Whatley was murdered, Phillips had conversations with Allen, Manley, and Cody Allen-Brown,2 another co-defendant, about Whatley. She told Allen, Manley, and Allen-Brown…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Hines v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Hampton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
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