Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 20, 1982No. 37779PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
This is a companion case to Cunningham v. State, 248 Ga. 558 (284 SE2d 390) (1981), against the appellant’s husband, James. Appellant Emma Cunningham was indicted for burglary, armed robbery, and murder. She pleaded not guilty, waived jury trial and was tried and sentenced by the court. On motion of the appellant, the trial court dismissed the burglary count. The appellant was found guilty of armed robbery and murder. She was sentenced to death on both counts, upon a finding of two aggravating circumstances.
The facts surrounding the murder of William B. Crawford are…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Dick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Burke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- McClesky v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Carruthers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Kilgore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Fields v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Ellis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Henry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
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