Legal Opinion

Murdix v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 22, 1982No. 39189PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marshall, Presiding Justice.

Joan Murdix appeals from her conviction of murder, for which she was sentenced to life imprisonment. She raises the issues of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict and the correctness of the charge to the jury regarding her testimony.

1. There was evidence adduced as follows. On April 13,1980, the appellant and her husband, John Murdix (the victim), resided at 217 Mead Road, Decatur, DeKalb County. During the morning hours, the appellant and her husband were heard arguing with each other. The appellant angrily left the house, but returned home…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Fleming v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Barnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Anglin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  5. Rowles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. State v. JenksOhio Supreme Court · 1991
  2. State v. GuthrieWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  3. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  5. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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