Pulley v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Appellant Reginald Pulley was found guilty of malice murder, theft by taking a motor vehicle, and felony theft by taking. The trial court entered judgments of conviction and sentenced Appellant to life imprisonment for the malice murder charge and a consecutive ten-year sentence for each of the theft charges. Appellant contended that the trial court erred in failing to give certain instructions, and that the evidence was insufficient to authorize the jury to find that the value of the items he stole exceeded $500, and thus his conviction of felony theft by taking should be reduced to a misdemeanor. Furthermore, Appellant contended that the statements he made during interrogation following his arrest were induced by a promise of benefit and thus the trial court erred in finding that his inculpatory statements in his interview with police were voluntary. Finding no error nor merit to his contentions on appeal, the Supreme Court affirmed Appellant's convictions and sentence.
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