Legal Opinion
Welch v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 24, 1987No. 44209PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Presiding Justice.
Appellant was tried for the murders of Jane Snyder and Jay Fisher in the Superior Court of Rabun County in 1984. He was convicted and sentenced to death on one count and to life on one count of murder. This court reversed the convictions and sentences in Welch v. State, 254 Ga. 603 (331 SE2d 573) (1985) because of the form of the verdict. The court found that while the evidence would not justify a conviction for felony murder, the state could retry the appellant for malice murder.
The evidence at the second trial showed that on July 19, 1983, shots and screaming were…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1847
- Birt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Welch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- English v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by14 opinions
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