Legal Opinion
Philpot v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 30, 1997No. S97A0691PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
James Philpot was convicted of the handgun murders of Bobby Grimes and Adrian Chester, the aggravated assaults of Kenneth Grimes, Antonio Dallas, and Steven Word, and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.1 The jury fixed his sentence at *169life without parole. He appeals from the judgment and sentence entered thereon.
1. The evidence adduced at trial authorized the jury to find that Philpot and a friend, Grant Walton, went to a nightclub in DeKalb County shortly before closing time on March 12, 1995. An argument with club personnel over the cover charge…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Godfrey v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Sproles v. BinfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- McClain v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
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3Cited by20 opinions
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