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Childress v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 15, 1996No. S95P1940PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

Roddy Elroy Childress was convicted of two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of his niece, Emma Kappus, and her father, Patrick Kappus. The jury found as a statutory aggravating circumstance that the murder of Emma Kappus was committed while Childress was engaged in the murder of Patrick Kappus. The jury sentenced Childress to death for the murder of Emma. He received a consecutive life sentence for the murder of Patrick. Childress was also convicted of theft by taking, for which he received a sentence of 12 months in prison. Childress appeals from the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brooks v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Sabel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Todd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Wellons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Carr v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Nance v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Terrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Lamar v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  5. Livingston v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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