Legal Opinion
Boyd v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 6, 1979No. 34959PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Chief Justice.
Jerry Lewis Boyd was indicted, together with David Lester Jones, Michael Brown, and Kenneth Sanford, for the murder of Lynn C. Sullivan. Michael Brown pled guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The others were tried jointly, convicted and received life sentences. The conviction of David Lester Jones was affirmed in Jones v. State, 243 Ga. 584 (255 SE2d 702) (1979), to which reference may be made for a statement of the facts.
1. Boyd first enumerates as error the admission in evidence of a portion of Michael Brown’s confession during cross examination by counsel…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Godfrey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by81 opinions
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