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GENTRY v. STATE

39359.

250 Ga. 802 (1983)

301 S.E.2d 273

GENTRY v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 5, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton & Leonhardt, Thomas L. Burton, Robert A. Meier IV, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Benjamin H. Oehlert III, Margaret V. Lines, Assistant District Attorneys, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Janice G. Hildenbrand, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

CLARKE, Justice.

Appellant shot and killed Tony Jackson in January, 1982. Appellant alleged that Jackson threatened him with the stick from a plunger during an argument. Appellant was indicted for murder and for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He pled guilty to the possession of a firearm count and was tried for the murder, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals, citing four enumerations of error. Since he raises no issue of the sufficiency...

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