Legal Opinion
Carter v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 10, 1980No. 36496PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Justice.
This is an. appeal from the overruling of appellant’s extraordinary motion for new trial. The appellant and his former wife, Pearl Bell, were indicted for murder for poisoning her stepfather. The appellant was tried and convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Ms. Bell was allowed to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was given a 10-year probated sentence. The appellant’s direct appeal was denied by this court in Carter v. State, 227 Ga. 788 (183 SE2d 392) (1971).
The appellant served eight years and was paroled. In an apparent effort to be relieved of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by16 opinions
- Butts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Birt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Baptiste v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Phillips v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.