Legal Opinion

Griffin v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 9, 1976No. 30970PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gunter, Justice.

This appeal is from a conviction for murder and a life sentence.

The appellant defended against the charge primarily on the ground of self-defense. The state did not seek the death penalty. The evidence on the primary issue was in conflict, the jury resolved that issue against the appellant, and the evidence adequately supports the verdict of the jury.

Appellant also complains here of the overruling of his motion to quash the indictment returned against him on the ground of unconstitutional composition of the grand jury that returned the indictment.

There is no evidence in this…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Hart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Milstead v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Neal v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

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