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PIERCE v. STATE

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243 Ga. 454 (1979)

254 S.E.2d 838

PIERCE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gaines A. Tyler, Lynda B. Rea, for appellant.

Frank C. Mills, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, W. Davis Hewitt, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

NICHOLS, Chief Justice.

The defendant was convicted of the murder of her husband. She received a life sentence. She appeals. This court affirms.

1. In passing upon the general grounds, this court reviews not the weight but the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. The evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict. So long as there is "any evidence" to support the jury's verdict, it will...

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