WRIGHT v. STATE

40482.

253 Ga. 1 (1984)

316 S.E.2d 445

WRIGHT v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 22, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Jean Griffith, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Margaret V. Lines, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Eddie Snelling, Jr., for appellee.


BELL, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of the murder of Eric Boatwright and sentenced to life imprisonment. His motion for new trial was denied, and he now appeals.

About 4:30 a. m. on March 20, 1982, Eric Boatwright was found lying on his back in front of the entrance to the Lincoln Country Club Lounge, which is located on Simpson Street in Atlanta, about one hundred and fifty feet from the Lincoln Cemetery. He had been stabbed once in the chest, and...

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