Legal Opinion

Henry v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 8, 2004No. S04P0795PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

After pleading guilty to murder and related crimes, Keith Darnel Henry waived the right to have a jury determine his sentence. The trial court found beyond a reasonable doubt that Henry committed the murder while engaged in burglary, armed robbery and kidnapping with bodily injury.1 Based on that finding, the trial court *618sentenced him to death, and Henry appeals.2 Because the trial court erred in allowing the State to make unsupported allegations that Henry posed a future danger, we reverse.

The evidence presented at the bench trial showed that Henry and his wife gained…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  5. Spivey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Gable v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  2. Willis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. Ledford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  4. Arrington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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