Legal Opinion

Burnett v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 24, 1978No. 32684Published

1Opinion of the Court

240 Ga. 681 (1978)

242 S.E.2d 79

BURNETT

v.

THE STATE.

32684.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued September 20, 1977.

Decided January 24, 1978.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 1978.

W. Allan Myers, for appellant.

Jeff C. Wayne, District Attorney, Roland H. Stroberg, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, John W. Dunsmore, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

BOWLES, Justice.

This appeal is from the conviction of Billy J. Burnett for the offense of murder. He was indicted in Hall Superior Court along with Larry Looney and Coy Michael Sullens for the malice murder of Colie…

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2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Jarrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Mitchum v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852

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