Legal Opinion

Ross v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 2, 1977No. 31792, 32026PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hill, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant Ross was sentenced to death by a jury on March 13, 1974, and his conviction and sentence were affirmed in Ross v. State, 233 Ga. 361 (211 SE2d 356) (1974), cert. den. — U. S. — (96 SC 3222,49 LE2d 1217) (1976). Pulliam was sentenced to death by a jury on August 12, 1975, and his conviction and sentence were affirmed in Pulliam v. State, 236 Ga. 460 (224 SE2d 8) (1976), cert. den. — U. S. — (96 SC 3225, 49 LE2d 1219) (1976).

On July 2, 1976, after Ross and Pulliam were sentenced, the constitutionality of Georgia’s death penalty statute, Ga. L. 1973, pp.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pulliam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Ross v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Lucion v. McDowell County Board of EducationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Pendleton v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  5. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company v. United Family Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Gilreath v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  2. Ingram v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Willie X. Ross v. Ralph KempCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. GeorgiaCarry.Org, Inc. v. Atlanta Botanical Garden, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  5. Ross v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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