Legal Opinion
Spain v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 23, 1979No. 34201, 34202PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
The appellant, James Spain, Jr., and Johnny William Foster were indicted for the murder of Willie Little. They were tried separately, but he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, he appeals. We affirm.
Several state’s witnesses testified that on the morning of March 18, 1977, they had seen the appellant, accompanied by a man identified as Johnny William Foster, shoot the victim in the parking lot of McDonald’s restaurant in Forest Park, Georgia. The evidence further showed that the appellant and the victim were…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Stevens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by19 opinions
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