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KNOWLES v. STATE

36340, 36341, 36342.

246 Ga. 378 (1980)

271 S.E.2d 615

KNOWLES v. THE STATE. LONGSHORE v. THE STATE. THOMPSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 5, 1980.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Weldon, H. J. Thomas, Jr., for appellants (Case Nos. 36340, 36341).

James H. Mobley, Jr., William M. Weller, for appellant (Case No. 36342).

William F. Lee, Jr., District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, William B. Hill, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

UNDERCOFLER, Chief Justice.

These appeals are from convictions for murder and sentences of life imprisonment. Sara Bell Longshore is the widow of the victim, Jimmy Bernard Longshore. Eula Belle Knowles is her mother and Emmett L. Thompson is her mother's brother. The State prosecuted the appellants jointly as co-conspirators. Appellants did not testify.

The evidence was essentially as follows:

Approximately 8:00 a. m. on Sunday, October 28th, the victim...

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