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Borders v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 8, 1999No. S98A1579, S98A1581PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Chief Justice.

Appellants Herbert White and Isaac Borders and three others were named in an indictment charging them with malice murder and felony murder, with the underlying felony being aggravated assault, in connection with the death of Kevin Smith. White and Borders were tried together, and two of their co-indictees (one having been acquitted in an earlier trial and the other given prosecutorial immunity) testified against them. White and Borders were convicted of felony murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

The State presented evidence that Borders saw the victim with a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Gray v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Hanifa v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  5. State v. EubanksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Reed v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  2. Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  3. Carruthers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  4. Stinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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