Legal Opinion
McKenzie v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 29, 1982No. 38717PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
Jimmy McKenzie was convicted for the murder of Mary Lou Standquist Schwab and sentenced to life imprisonment. His motion for a new tried was denied, and he appeeds.
On the night of June 6, 1981, McKenzie met the victim at a nightclub in Cochran, Georgia. At about 11:30 p.m. McKenzie and the victim left the nightclub and went to a beer store, where McKenzie purchased em eight-pack of beer. McKenzie was on foot and the victim was on a bicycle. The pair then proceeded to a spot near the railroad tracks, where McKenzie asked the victim if she would have sex with him. Rebuffed,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hardy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Batts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
3Cited by6 opinions
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Mobley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Gee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Bolick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
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