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Eagle v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 21, 1994No. S93A1858PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Justice.

Cedric Eagle was convicted of malice murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm his conviction.

There is evidence that Eagle was hosting a gathering at his home on the night of the murder. Tommy Ford, the victim, arrived at Eagle’s home and soon began arguing with several of the guests. Eagle told Ford to leave and when he did not, Eagle went inside, retrieved his shotgun, and fatally shot Ford.

1. Eagle claims the court erred by reopening the evidence in a hearing held pursuant to Jackson v. Denno, 378 U. S. 368 (84 SC 1774,12 LE2d 908) (1964) to determine the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Cargill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  5. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Cedric Eagle v. Leland LinahanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  2. Fulton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2023
  5. Graves v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016

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