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RACHEL v. STATE

36737, 36738, 36739.

247 Ga. 130 (1981)

274 S.E.2d 475

RACHEL v. THE STATE. ROBINSON v. THE STATE. WRIGHT v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 11, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Hancock, for appellant (case no. 36737).

Myra Dixon, for appellant (case no. 36738).

Myra Dixon, Lawrence Lee Washburn III, for appellant (case no. 36739).

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, R. Michael Whaley, Joseph J. Drolet, Margaret V. Lines, Assistant District Attorneys, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Michael R. Johnson. Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

CLARKE, Justice.

Appellants Rachel, Robinson and Wright were convicted of the felony murder of John Ruff, an employee of the Atlanta Housing Authority. All three were sentenced to life imprisonment.

The appeals of Rachel and Robinson are essentially the same. Both of these appellants allege three enumerations of error: (1) insufficiency of evidence of the cause of death; (2) error of the court in finding pursuant to a Jackson v. Denno hearing that confessions...

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