Legal Opinion

Tubbs v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 10, 2003No. S03A0935PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Justice.

The grand jury indicted Keiotta Tubbs for two counts of malice murder and four counts of felony murder involving two victims. The District Attorney is seeking the death penalty. Tubbs opted for discovery pursuant to OCGA § 17-16-2 (a) and, in response to the State’s demand, gave written notice of his intention to offer a defense of alibi, listing only two witnesses. See OCGA § 17-16-5 (a). According to the notice submitted to the prosecution, Tubbs was traveling with the two witnesses in Louisiana on May 12, 1998 between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m., the time that the offense allegedly…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Laster v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Burleson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  5. Hayes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Harvey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  2. Prince v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  3. State v. TutsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  4. Johnson v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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