Legal Opinion

Griffin v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 30, 1995No. S95A0330PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Presiding Justice.

The crimes involved in this case occurred on February 23, 1992, in Savannah, Georgia. Using a pistol bought from a friend (who had stolen the gun from his mother), Griffin confronted a pizza delivery - man and demanded his money. Displeased with the $12 he got from that robbery, Griffin, accompanied by his co-indictee Gadson, found other victims, Charles and Carolyn Hamm. As the Hamms used a public telephone, Griffin approached them and demanded money. Charles Hamm did not respond quickly enough and Griffin shot him, wounding him fatally. Carolyn Hamm attempted to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  3. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  4. Roach v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  5. Worthy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Carr v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Bishop v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  5. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998

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