Legal Opinion
Livingston v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 14, 1997No. S97A0353PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
After hearing evidence concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of Keith Evans, a jury concluded that appellant Howard Kelley Livingston was guilty of malice murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, motor vehicle theft by taking, arson, concealing a death, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and influencing a witness.
1. The State prosecuted separately three individuals, one of them being appellant, for the crimes. Appellant’s brother-in-law, Tommy Lee Waldrip, was found guilty and sentenced to death in October 1994. Waldrip v. State, 267…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by55 opinions
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