Legal Opinion
Crowe v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 26, 1995No. S95P0108PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
After appellant Samuel David Crowe was indicted for the malice murder of Joe Pala and for armed robbery, the State filed notice of its intent to seek the death penalty for the murder. Crowe subsequently offered to plead guilty as to the murder and to enter a guilty plea pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U. S. 25 (91 SC 160, 27 LE2d 162) (1970) as to the armed robbery. The trial court accepted the pleas and the case proceeded to a jury sentencing trial for the murder. The jury returned a verdict imposing the death sentence, finding three aggravating circumstances: Crowe…
2Cases cited64 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
59 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by131 opinions
- McClain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- DeYoung v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Gissendaner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- State v. KleypasSupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
- Burgeson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
126 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.