EMMETT v. STATE

34698.

243 Ga. 550 (1979)

255 S.E.2d 728

EMMETT v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 5, 1979.

Rehearing Denied April 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Allan Myers, for appellant.

Jeff C. Wayne, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Nicholas G. Dumich, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


HALL, Justice.

Emmett appeals his July, 1978 conviction and life sentence for the 1973 murder of his wife.

Emmett worked the 4:00 p. m. to midnight shift at a mill, and lived with Wynelle, his wife of 12 years, and their young son Michael. The state's evidence tended to show that on the night of August 20-21, 1973, Mrs. Ayers, Wynelle's half-sister, received three telephone calls from Emmett, beginning at approximately 12:35 a. m. He stated in the first call...

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