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McAllister v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 5, 1980No. 36360PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hill, Justice.

James Peter McAllister was tried by a jury and convicted of two counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault. After receiving concurrent life sentences for the murders and a 10-year probated sentence for the assault, he appeals urging three enumerations of error.

At McAllister’s trial, Larry Marsengill testified that he and Steve Perry purchased 1/4 ounce of cocaine from Joe Steele on Friday, June 22, 1979. Steve Perry sold all but two grams but, in Marsengill’s words, “it wasn’t any good” and the buyers wanted their money back. On Monday, June 25, Marsengill, Perry and a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Franklin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Burney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Strickland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
  5. Wrisper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Odom v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  2. Phillips v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Hager v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  4. Hager v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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