LYONS v. STATE

36999.

247 Ga. 465 (1981)

277 S.E.2d 244

LYONS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brooks S. Franklin, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Benjamin H. Oehlert III, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Nicholas G. Dumich, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


CLARKE, Justice.

Appellant Lyons was found guilty of the murder of Willie L. Cooper and the armed robbery of Leon Carter. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on each count, to be served concurrently. On the evening of July 20, 1979, at approximately 10:30 p. m., Leon Carter and Willie Cooper met at a poolroom. Later in the evening, Cooper, Carter, and a woman were playing a dice game on the sidewalk in front of the building. A man later identified as Lyons asked...

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