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DROKE v. STATE

40746.

252 Ga. 472 (1984)

314 S.E.2d 230

DROKE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied April 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gammon & Anderson, Wayne W. Gammon, Sara Nell Langland, for appellant.

W. A. Foster III, District Attorney, Donald N. Wilson, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, J. Michael Davis, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

Droke was convicted of shooting and killing his wife with a high-powered rifle. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.1

Mrs. Droke's body was found approximately one hundred feet from the dining room window of Droke's home. Dust on the window frame indicated recent removal of a screen. Wood splinters were found in the dining room near the window...

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