Legal Opinion
Mangum v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 19, 2001No. S01A0592PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
A jury convicted Jason Mangum of the felony murder and armed robbery of Jerry Allen Clark and the armed robbery of Martha Jean Hollis.1 Because we conclude that Mangum was denied his Sixth *574Amendment right of confrontation, he is entitled to a new trial.
Rebecca Johnson, an acquaintance of Mangum, had information that the murder victim, Jerry Clark, would be coming to Georgia with a large sum of cash he had acquired from an insurance settlement. Clark and his companion, Martha Jean Hollis, were to be guests at Rebecca’s apartment. Rebecca and Mangum made plans to rob Clark…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hines v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- State v. HightowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by47 opinions
- State v. VoglesonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Parnell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
- Yancey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Head v. StriplingSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Guyton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
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