Legal Opinion

Buffington v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 5, 1984No. 68245PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder. She appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered on the guilty verdict.

1. Appellant enumerates the general grounds as error. The evidence admitted at trial was as follows: The State’s main witness, Theodore Weston, testified that he first met appellant when he went to appellant’s home for a tarot card reading. During a subsequent visit by Weston to appellant’s home, appellant solicited Weston’s assistance in killing her husband, Carl Edward Buffington. Appellant offered Weston $500…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Orkin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  5. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Mullinax v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  2. Fletcher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  3. Osborne v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. Carruth v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Terry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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