Legal Opinion
Burger v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 5, 1978No. 33807PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
Christopher A. Burger and Thomas D. Stevens were indicted for the murder of Roger E. Honeycutt. Tried separately, both were convicted and sentenced to death. For Stevens’ appeal and additional facts, see Stevens v. State, 242 Ga. 34.
The evidence produced on Burger’s trial established the following facts:
On the evening of Sept. 4,1977, Burger and Stevens, both soldiers in the U. S. Army stationed at Ft. Stewart, Georgia, were drinking beer in the club on the reservation when they decided to rob a cab. They procured a butcher knife and a sharpening tool from the mess hall and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Hawes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Bacon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Burger v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Fair v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Stevens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Burger v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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