Legal Opinion

Anderson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 17, 1982No. 37789PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clarke, Justice.

Wilbert Anderson was convicted of murder and armed robbery and was sentenced to life in prison. He appeals.

1. Fay Garrison, an employee of Rich’s, Inc., was shot and killed during an armed robbery of the branch of the United States Post Office located in Rich’s Store for Homes in Atlanta. Ms. Garrison, who worked as a clerk in the post office, was killed during the afternoon of January 14,1980, in the presence of numerous witnesses. Six witnesses testified that the perpetrator was a tall, thin, black man who wore a black and grey wig and an obviously false moustache as a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Alderman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  4. Dampier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Scull v. THE STATECourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  5. Fitzgerald v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

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