Legal Opinion
Wallace v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 30, 1981No. 37517PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Chief Justice.
This is a death case. The appellant, Robert Lewis Wallace, was indicted for the murder of a Union Point police officer, an aggravated assault committed upon another Union Point police officer, the theft of a Union Point police vehicle, and driving under the influence. Although the offenses occurred in Greene County, a change of venue was granted and the appellant was tried in Baldwin County Superior Court. He was found guilty of all charges. The jury found the existence of three aggravating circumstances and returned a death sentence. The trial court sentenced the…
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