Legal Opinion
Walton v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 17, 1997No. S96A1639PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
Appellant Terry Walton and three others were indicted for the murder of Stanley Jones, who was shot just before 11:00 p.m. while seated in his automobile in the parking lot of the Columbus, Georgia nursing home which employed his wife.1 One co-indictee testified for the State in exchange for a reduction in the charge against him from murder to voluntary manslaughter. Appellant Walton and the two remaining co-indictees, Marvin and Terrence Williams, were tried together. Walton and Terrence Williams were found guilty of murder, and Marvin Williams was acquitted. Appellant…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Arizona v. RobersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by45 opinions
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