MADDOX v. STATE

33558.

241 Ga. 398 (1978)

245 S.E.2d 654

MADDOX v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Green & Tribble, William L. Tribble, for appellant.

Beverly B. Hayes, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


HALL, Justice.

William H. Maddox was convicted of the murder of James G. Landrum, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The shooting interrupted a card game involving appellant, appellant's brother, the deceased, and the deceased's brother. During the game the deceased demanded that appellant pay him the $5 gambling debt appellant owed him. When the deceased persisted in this demand, appellant pulled out his gun and shot the deceased.

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