Legal Opinion
High v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 25, 2007No. S07A0887PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
Alvin High was charged with burglary and murder. The State’s evidence showed that he and Dan Thomas burglarized a neighbor’s house and stole numerous items, including a pistol. The following day, High, accompanied by Thomas and two other friends, accosted and killed Lonneil Wade, who was a total stranger, for the sole purpose of testing the stolen weapon. The jury found High guilty of both crimes. The trial court imposed a sentence of life imprisonment for murder and a consecutive 20-year term for burglary, and High appeals. *
1. High enumerates the general grounds. With regard…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Bland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Ward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
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