WISEMAN v. STATE

38502.

249 Ga. 559 (1982)

292 S.E.2d 670

WISEMAN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards & Edwards, H. B. Edwards III, for appellant.

H. Lamar Cole, District Attorney, Greg R. Jacobs, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Janice G. Hildenbrand, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


CLARKE, Justice.

Appellant J. R. Wiseman was convicted of murder of Lonnie Gordon in Lowndes County, Georgia, and sentenced to life in prison. There was testimony at trial that Gordon, Wiseman's landlord, had come to Wiseman's house to fix some broken pipes. An argument ensued between Wiseman and Gordon, and Gordon was shot and killed. One witness, a neighbor, testified that the appellant walked up to the victim and shot him twice and that she observed nothing in...

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