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THOMAS v. STATE

35512.

244 Ga. 608 (1979)

261 S.E.2d 389

THOMAS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 30, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Prior, Jr., for appellant.

Joseph H. Briley, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, for appellee.

UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice.

Emanuel Thomas appeals his conviction of murder and sentence to life imprisonment. We affirm.

1. A rational trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, ___ U. S. ___ (99 S.C. 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979). The state proved the victim, Mattie Bell Thomas, 16, lived with her mother, father and several sisters and brothers in Rutledge, Morgan County. The appellant, brother of the victim...

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