BURKE v. STATE

37550.

248 Ga. 124 (1981)

281 S.E.2d 607

BURKE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex Wallace Garner, for appellant.

Darrell E. Wilson, District Attorney, Mickey R. Thacker, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, William B. Hill, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


HILL, Presiding Justice.

James Earl Burke was convicted of burglary, aggravated assault and murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder and to twenty years each on the other two charges, all to be served consecutively. On motion for new trial, the trial court vacated the sentence for burglary. Burke appeals.

Ronald Manis saw a car at the summer home of his neighbor, Garah Webber, on April 30, 1980. Since he maintained her yard, Manis approached...

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