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Crawford v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 15, 1977No. 32910, 32911PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hill, Justice.

After a jury found she was competent to be tried, the defendant was found guilty of the murder of her 16-year-old cousin and was sentenced to life in prison. Newspaper articles filed in support of a motion for change of venue described this as one of the worst cases of child abuse in Coweta County. The deceased was found dead in a trailer housing 13 people, 2 adults and 11 children. Several other adults were arrested as a result of collateral investigations. The victim’s body bore evidence of physical and sexual abuse.

At the trial of the special plea of insanity, a psychiatrist…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Riley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Durham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Coker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. Waldrip v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
  3. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Strickland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Stewart v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994

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