Legal Opinion
Mason v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 7, 1976No. 30338PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
This appeal is from a conviction of murder and sentence of death. The indictment was returned at the January term, 1975. The trial began on January 21,1975. The sentence was entered on January 22, 1975.
On September 2, 1974, about 12:30 p. m., James Copeland drove Guy Mason (the appellant) and Annie Ruth May (the victim) from their residence to her mother’s home. The appellant had two pistols in his possession and gave one of them to the victim. Copeland next saw them at Oscar Davis’ Place at approximately 2:30 p. m. that same day in Baldwin County, Georgia.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gregg v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Coley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Chenault v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Spivey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Potts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Gilreath v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Pryor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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