Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 24, 2014No. S13A1387PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Presiding Justice.
Larry Jenkins appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment against him and his plea in bar based upon the grounds that his retrial for two murders and related crimes would violate the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy and the constitutional right to a speedy trial. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
In September 1995, Jenkins was convicted of the malice murders, kidnappings with bodily injury and armed robbery of two victims, and the theft of $600 in coins. The jury recommended a death sentence for each of the murders, finding nine…
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