Legal Opinion
Blankenship v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 19, 1988No. 44877PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
This is the third appearance of this death penalty case. In Blankenship v. State, 247 Ga. 590 (277 SE2d 505) (1981), we affirmed the defendant’s convictions for the offenses of felony murder and rape, but vacated the death sentence and remanded the case for resentencing. In Blankenship v. State, 251 Ga. 621 (308 SE2d 369) (1983), we vacated the death sentence imposed at the resentencing trial. Blankenship once again has been sentenced to die. Finding no error in the latest proceedings, we now affirm.
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2Cases cited39 opinions
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3Cited by54 opinions
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