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Perry v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 4, 1986No. 42602PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gregory, Justice.

Charles Perry, Jr. was convicted of the murder of his grandmother and sentenced to life imprisonment.1 We affirm.

Perry had been reared by his grandmother. However, evidence at trial revealed a stormy relationship between them in Perry’s adult life. Witnesses testified of conversations with Mrs. Perry in which she revealed instances of Perry beating her, particularly when he needed money. Perry’s ex-wife, Susy, also testified that she had seen Perry *491shove his grandmother into a door and harass her in other ways. One witness testified to seeing the pair argue and of Perry…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. High v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Rower v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  2. Mincey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  3. Hodges v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Character v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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