Legal Opinion
Rogers v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 25, 1986No. 42826PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
This is a death penalty case. James Randall Rogers was convicted in Floyd County of murder and aggravated assault. He was sentenced to death for the murder and a term of ten years for the aggravated assault. The case is here on direct appeal, for review under the Unified Appeal Procedure (252 Ga. A-13 et seq.), and for the sentence review required by OCGA § 17-10-35.
Facts
At approximately 11:45 p.m. on May 21, 1980, Edith Polston, the assault victim, returned from work to the home she shared with the murder victim, Grace Perry. She found a rake on the front steps with a liquid…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- State v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Walker v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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