Legal Opinion
Fugate v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 21, 1993No. S93P0299PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sears-Collins, Justice.
Wallace M. Fugate III, was convicted by a jury in Putnam County for the murder of his former wife and sentenced to death. He appeals, raising 19 enumerations of error. We affirm.
1. Fugate and the victim were divorced after almost 20 years of marriage. The victim lived with their son in the former marital residence, while Fugate moved to another town to minimize the likelihood that he would find himself in violation of a restraining order prohibiting him from having contact with his former wife. However, on Saturday, May 4, 1991, Fugate went to the victim’s residence…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mills v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- McKoy v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Pope v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Earnest v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by53 opinions
- Gissendaner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Fugate v. HeadCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Newland v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Capano v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2001
- Wellons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
48 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.