Legal Opinion

Fulghum v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 16, 1980No. 36304PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bowles, Justice.

Thomas A. Fulghum, appellant, was indicted in Fulton County, Georgia on July 13, 1979 for the murder of Dale Pirnie which is alleged to have occurred on July 9th of that same year. He was tried by a jury, found guilty and received a life sentence. A motion for new trial was overruled by the trial court and he appeals his conviction and sentence to this court.

We affirm.

Although appellant specifies two grounds in his enumeration of errors, both are closely related. First he contends that the verdict is not supported by the evidence and as a result is contrary to law, or what is…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Moses v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Potts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Durham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Garnett William Cape v. Robert Francis, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  2. Blake v. ZantDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1981
  3. Loumakis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Kirk v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  5. Thomas A. Fulghum v. Paul FordCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988

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