Legal Opinion
Chafin v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 14, 1980No. 36552PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
Joseph Byron Chafin was indicted for malice murder and armed robbery of Norman Pitts, the night clerk at the Oak Park Inn in Brunswick. He was tried by a jury, convicted on both counts, and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder and twenty years imprisonment for the armed robbery, the sentences to run consecutively.
Jackie Beaver testified at length as tó his and the defendant’s activities on the night of the crime. He stated that he and the defendant were at the Cushion & Cue Bar in Brunswick, Georgia, on the evening of February 25,1978. They left with friends and went to…
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