Legal Opinion
Pulliam v. Balkcom
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 3, 1980No. 35540PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
The appellant was convicted in the Troup Superior Court of the murder and armed robbery of James L. Johnson, a taxicab driver. From the evidence introduced at trial, it was established that the appellant and an accomplice, Willie Joe Harris, had summoned the taxi. While the victim was in the driver’s seat and the appellant was in the back seat, the appellant shot the victim in the head. Harris then relieved him of his money.
The appellant was sentenced to death for the murder conviction and to life imprisonment for the armed robbery conviction. His convictions and sentences…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Francis v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pitts v. GlassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Pulliam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Dodd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Johnny Mack Westbrook v. Walter B. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Fincher v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Zant v. GaddisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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