Legal Opinion
Pender v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 15, 2021No. S20A1505, S20A1506PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
311 Ga. 98
FINAL COPY S20A1505. PENDER v. THE STATE. S20A1506. WHITAKER v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. A Muscogee County jury found Christopher Pender and Christopher Whitaker guilty of felony murder and other offenses in connection with the shooting death of David Scott and the assault of Eric Morris. In his appeal, Pender argues that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict on a count of theft by receiving, that the trial court erred by admitting statements from non-testifying co-defendants in violation of Bruton v. United States,
391 U. S. 123
( 88 SCt…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by17 opinions
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