Legal Opinion

Teasley v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 7, 1971No. 26622PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grice, Justice.

Paul Teasley appeals to this court from the judgment of conviction and sentence to life imprisonment for murder and also from the denial of his motion for new trial. He was indicted by the grand jury of Barrow County and tried in the superior court of that county for the slaying of Ellen Ann Greer.

One of the enumerations of error insists that it was error to refuse to charge a request that "A crime is a violation of a statute of this State in which there shall be a union of joint operation of act, or omission to act, and intention, or criminal negligence.” The language of this…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1847
  2. Willingham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
  3. Coleman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  4. Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  5. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Johnston v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. DeBerry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  4. McIver v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  5. Dotson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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