1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ga.
  4. 255 Ga.
  5. 255 Ga. 723 (1986)
 

CHASTAIN v. STATE

42892.

255 Ga. 723 (1986)

342 S.E.2d 678

CHASTAIN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 9, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lambert, Floyd & Conger, George C. Floyd, for appellant.

J. Brown Moseley, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, J. Michael Davis, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

GREGORY, Justice.

David Chastain was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.1 He was also convicted of two counts of tampering with evidence. We affirm the murder conviction and one count of tampering with evidence, but reverse the conviction of the other tampering charge.

Chastain, who is blind, lived at a Bainbridge boarding house. On January 25, 1985, he went out drinking with a fellow boarder, David Elrod, who...

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