Legal Opinion

Schirato v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 17, 1990No. S90A0542PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunt, Justice.

Christopher M. Schirato was convicted of the felony murder of Gene T. Bramblett, the underlying felony of armed robbery, and theft by taking, and sentenced to life imprisonment for the felony murder charge and a consecutive ten-year sentence on the theft by taking charge. He appeals, enumerating as error the general grounds, the trial court’s ruling that a trial witness could not assert the marital privilege, its charge to the jury on flight, its denial of his motions for mistrial, and its denial of his motion for new trial on his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. We…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Cameron v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. King v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Laney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Bailey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994

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