Legal Opinion

Southall v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 23, 2017No. S16A1721

1Opinion of the Court

300 Ga. 462

FINAL COPY S16A1721. SOUTHALL v. THE STATE. BLACKWELL, Justice. Amos Southall was tried by a Camden County jury and convicted of murder and another crime in connection with the killing of Michelle Hainley. Southall appeals, contending that he was denied due process when the prosecution failed to disclose evidence that a material witness hoped to benefit from his testimony against Southall. Upon our review of the record and briefs, we see no error, and we affirm.1 1 Hainley was killed on February 26, 2008. Southall was indicted on May 21, 2008 and charged with malice murder, felony…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  5. Wearry v. CainSupreme Court of the United States · 2016

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