1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ga.
  4. 262 Ga.
  5. 262 Ga. 110 (1992)
 

THARPE v. STATE

S91P1642.

262 Ga. 110 (1992)

416 S.E.2d 78

THARPE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied April 1, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Newberry, Shane M. Geeter, for appellant.

Joseph H. Briley, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Robert D. McCullers, Staff Attorney, for appellee.

WELTNER, Presiding Justice.

Keith Leroy Tharpe was convicted by a jury in Jones County of malice murder and two counts of kidnapping with bodily injury. Finding the presence of three statutory aggravating circumstances, see OCGA § 17-10-30, the jury sentenced Tharpe to death for the murder. He appeals. We affirm.1

Tharpe's wife left him on August 28, 1990 and moved in with her mother. Following various threats of violence...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases