Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 8, 1969No. 25147PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mobley, Justice.
This court affirmed the conviction of this appellant of murder (Sullivan v. State, 223 Ga. 643 (157 SE2d 247)), which judgment was reversed by the United States Supreme Court (Sullivan v. Georgia, 390 U. S. 410, citing Whitus v. Georgia, 385 U. S. 545 (87 SC 643, 17 LE2d 599)). The defendant was re-indicted for murder, was retried, and was again convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The appeal is from that judgment and sentence.
1. The first enumeration of error alleges that the court erred in denying the defendant’s motion to quash the indictment on the ground that he…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Fay v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Sullivan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- People v. ArcherdCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Reaves v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Sullivan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
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