Legal Opinion
Battle v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 5, 1985No. 42098PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
John Wayne Battle was tried by a jury and convicted of murder and burglary with intent to rape. He was sentenced to life plus 20 years, to be served consecutively.
Judy Lynn Hanson’s body was found in her duplex apartment on the morning of December 14, 1983. Although she had been strangled and had received 2 superficial wounds, the fatal blow was a stab wound over 4 inches deep which pierced her heart and aorta.
The victim’s neighbor in the other apartment of the duplex said she had been awakened by the victim screaming and begging “no, no, please don’t” at about 5:30 a.m.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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