Legal Opinion

Ennis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 6, 1982No. 38119PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clarke, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of the murder of Eardell Keeton and sentenced to life imprisonment. The victim was shot and killed in front of her home where appellant had been living for approximately one month before the shooting. A neighbor testified that he saw and heard appellant and the victim arguing in front of her house. He saw appellant raise his arm, saw a flash in appellant’s hand, and heard a gunshot. The victim fell to the carport floor. The victim’s grandson, who was at his mother’s house next door, testified that he heard the argument and the gunfire and ran to the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. McClendon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  3. Crenshaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. McCarty v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Ward v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  2. Tucker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Beasley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Asbury v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Cromer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984

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