Legal Opinion
Burgan v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 22, 1988No. 45867, 45868PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Chief Justice.
Robert Lee Burgan and Charles Andrew Burgan appeal their convictions of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, for which they were given consecutive sentences of life imprisonment and 10 years’ probation. We affirm.
The appellant brothers and their lookout, Woodrow Whitney Shepherd, customarily used drugs together, which they purchased from the murder victim, Stephen Kent Steinberger, and the victim of the conspiracy to commit murder, Donna Callahan Steinberger, Stephen’s common-law wife. Robert, Charles and Woodrow were tried jointly. Another lookout, Julie Anita…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. HenrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by41 opinions
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