Legal Opinion
Mize v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 15, 1998No. S98P0476PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
A jury convicted William Mark Mize of malice murder in the shooting death of Eddie Tucker. The jury recommended a death sentence after finding two statutory aggravating circumstances: 1) that Mize caused or directed another to commit the murder and 2) that the murder was outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible or inhuman in that it involved an aggravated battery to the victim. OCGA § 17-10-30 (b) (6), (7). We affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence adduced at trial showed that Mize was the leader of a small group, similar to the Ku Klux…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by103 opinions
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