Legal Opinion
Lingerfelt v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 14, 1977No. 31733PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
On February .26, 1976, the defendant was convicted of the murders of William Cantrell and Larry Lee Mulkeyby aForsyth Superior Court jury. He was sentenced to life in prison. The trial and subsequent conviction were the defendant’s third trial and conviction of murder for these same offenses. The earlier convictions were reversed on appeal. Lingerfelt v. State, 231 Ga. 354 (201 SE2d 445) (1973), and Lingerfelt v. State, 235 Ga. 139 (218 SE2d 752) (1975). Co-indictee Charles Bennett testified at the third trial.
From the evidence presented the jury was authorized to find the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Spencer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Leutner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Reaves v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Blanchard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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