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BURGESS v. STATE

34049.

242 Ga. 889 (1979)

252 S.E.2d 391

BURGESS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 4, 1979.

Rehearing Denied January 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arline S. Kerman, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

HILL, Justice.

In October, 1978, appellant Raymond Burgess, Michael Dixon, Michael Anthony Booker and Terri Jean Jones were indicted in Fulton County for the murder of Danny Earl Cotton. Burgess and Jones were tried jointly; both were found guilty of felony murder and received life sentences.1

The evidence showed that the four co-indictees were together on the night of September 27, 1978...

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