Legal Opinion
Cofield v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 10, 1981No. 36742PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Presiding Justice.
This is a death penalty case.
Fabien K. Cofield was indicted by the DeKalb County grand jury for the malice murder and armed robbery of Howard Allen Bais. A jury found him guilty on both counts and sentenced him to life imprisonment for the armed robbery and death for the murder.
A witness for the state, Arnold Debran, testified that he found the victim lying on his back on the floor of a Majik Market store at approximately 7:15 a.m., on January 27,1979. The victim’s face was blue. Debran asked “Can I help you, sir?”; upon getting no response he returned to his car to go…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Barnes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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- Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Childs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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