Legal Opinion
Alexander v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 25, 2002No. S01A1244PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Justice.
Appellant Tangie Tequila Alexander was convicted of felony murder/cruelty to children in connection with the death of her three-year-old son, and two counts of cruelty to children in which Alexander’s 19-month-old daughter, Sterling, was the victim. Appellant was jointly indicted and tried with Andre Earl McClellan.
Police and paramedics testified they responded to an emergency call near midnight January 14, 2000, at a Clayton County residence inn where they found the three-year-old victim naked, not breathing, without a pulse, and with cold and clammy skin. The child was taken…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Ledesma v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Brewton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Sims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Dukes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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3Cited by19 opinions
- McClellan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Bunn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- State v. LaymanSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
- Kennedy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
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