JOHNSON v. STATE

34955.

244 Ga. 295 (1979)

260 S.E.2d 23

JOHNSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 7, 1979.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Earl Glisson, for appellant.

Charles A. Pannell, Jr., District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Russell N. Sewell, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


BOWLES, Justice.

Appellant, William Monroe Johnson, was indicted for the murder of Mike Wimpey. Following a jury trial, appellant was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. Appellant's motion for new trial was overruled. This appeal follows.

From the evidence presented at trial the jury was authorized to find the following:

On October 13, 1978, Johnny Wimpey and two friends rode to the Krystal Restaurant in Dalton, Georgia. There Johnny saw...

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