CATES v. STATE

35359.

245 Ga. 30 (1980)

262 S.E.2d 796

CATES v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 8, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winship E. Rees, for appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, W. Davis Hewitt, Staff Assistant Attorney General, Tom Charron, District Attorney, Stephen J. Schuster, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


JORDAN, Justice.

On January 7, 1978, Warren Nichols was strangled to death. Ten days later his body was discovered, partially frozen with the ligature still applied to his neck. Following an investigation, two suspects were arrested and tried separately. Robert Bellinger was tried first and convicted of murder, robbery and concealing a death. Terry Cates, the appellant in this appeal, was next tried for murder, robbery and concealing a death and was sentenced to life...

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