Legal Opinion
Alexander v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 7, 1981No. 37342, 37375PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Presiding Justice.
The defendant in this case, Willie James Alexander, was convicted by a jury of murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The parties are in substantial agreement as to the facts; they disagree as to the interpretation of those facts. The evidence showed that the victim, Garland Wilson, and his wife, Freeda Wilson, separated in 1979, and during their separation the defendant lived with Freeda Wilson for some three months. Subsequently, in May of 1979, Freeda and her husband resumed living together. On the night of May 16, 1980, sometime between 7 and 8 p.m., the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. RayMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- Kimball v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
- Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Simpson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Edge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Conklin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- People v. KurtzmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- Hambrick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Cantrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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