Legal Opinion
Murray v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 20, 1999No. S99A1399PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
A jury found appellant Harry Felton Murray guilty of malice murder and felony murder in connection with the October 31, 1997 death of Carlette Brookshire, his former girlfriend. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment for malice murder after the felony murder conviction was vacated by operation of law. Malcolm v. State, 263 Ga. 369 (4) (434 SE2d 479) (1993).
On November 1, 1997, appellant’s cousin found Ms. Brookshire’s body, covered by a piece of cardboard in a wooded area near a shed on the grounds of his farm supply store where appellant occasionally worked. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Pye v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Robbins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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