Legal Opinion
Pless v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 12, 1990No. S90A0252, S90A0253PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunt, Justice.
Tony Darrell Pless was convicted of the murder of Christopher Stephen Boscoe in Gwinnett County and sentenced to life in prison. He appeals raising the general grounds, the failure to grant his motions for mistrial, and ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.
The victim, Christopher Boscoe, asked the defendant for a ride from Oliver’s Bar on Highway 78 in Gwinnett County to another bar. The victim, the defendant, and Michael Hill left the bar with Frank Culpepper in Culpepper’s truck about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 1988. Hill testified that at a stop sign along the way,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Hawes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Felker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by28 opinions
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