Legal Opinion
Murphy v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 5, 1980No. 36535, 36536PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Presiding Justice.
Donald Ray Todd Murphy and Johnny Lewis Wilcox were indicted for the murder of Jonathon G. Luker and for motor vehicle theft. Following a joint trial, both were found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and three years consecutive for motor vehicle theft. They filed separate appeals and we affirm.
The evidence adduced at the trial shows that the two of them left Atlanta in Wilcox’s car around 6:00 p.m. on January 5, 1980 for Lanett, Alabama. The purpose of the trip, according to Murphy, was to steal a truck. Shortly after midnight they stopped at the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Moses v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Mathis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Satterfield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Owen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
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