Legal Opinion
Whitaker v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1980No. 36070PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
The appellant was indicted in Tattnall County for the murders of a correctional officer and two fellow inmates, and for aggravated assaults upon two officers, arising out of a racially motivated riot and attempted prison break at the state prison in Reidsville. By the parties’ consent, the venue was changed to Evans County. This appeal is from the convictions of three counts of murder, with three consecutive life sentences, and one count of simple battery and one count of simple assault, with two 12-month sentences to be served concurrently with the life sentences.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ham v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Leis v. FlyntSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Johnny Mack Westbrook v. Walter B. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Berryhill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Philmore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Strickland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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