Legal Opinion
Adams v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 17, 1986No. 42671PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
Charles Adams was indicted for the murder of Chipper Brewer and for aggravated assaults upon Betty Mashburn, Marie Bennett and David Davenport. He was tried by a jury and found guilty on all counts. He brings this appeal.
Adams’ convictions arise out of an incident that occurred on the afternoon of May 3, 1984. Brewer was driving a pickup truck and was accompanied by the other three victims, one of whom, Betty Mash-burn, was his common law wife. At about 4 p.m., Brewer stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Fairview Church Road and Highway 76 in Union County. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Ridley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Fugitt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by42 opinions
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