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Ledbetter v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 16, 1992No. S92A0530PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunt, Justice.

Victor Ledbetter hired Rick Campbell to kill Bobby Little and Little’s girl friend, Kay Sheffield, because Little owed Ledbetter money for drugs. Campbell enlisted the help of Gus Shipman, and they tied up Little and Sheffield with duct tape and shot them in their trailer in Cherokee County. Campbell and Shipman pleaded guilty and testified against Ledbetter at trial, along with Ledbetter’s half-brother and trailer mate, Richard Puckett, who was granted immunity. Ledbetter was convicted of two counts of murder, burglary, and distribution of cocaine and given consecutive life…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. HeathSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Fletcher v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Dobbins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  5. McCannon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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