Legal Opinion
Thomas v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 18, 1974No. 29264PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
On June 28,1973, B. J. James was killed, stabbed 16 times in the course of the robbery of his small store. Thomas was convicted of the armed robbery and murder, and brings this appeal.
The state’s trial evidence showed that Thomas lived with two other young men; that around noon on June 28, 1973 before the killing which occurred in the afternoon, Thomas had asked one roommate whether Mr. James’ store was open, and had been toying with a knife which he imbedded in one roommate’s bedroom door; that Mr. James’ body was discovered at approximately 3:00 p.m. surrounded by evidence of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- High v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Welch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Barrow v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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