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HOUSTON v. STATE

41706.

253 Ga. 696 (1985)

324 S.E.2d 183

HOUSTON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 7, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine Marett Gordon, for appellant.

Robert E. Wilson, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, J. Michael Davis, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

James Houston shot and killed Eleanor Woods with a handgun. He appeals his conviction of murder and his sentence to life imprisonment.1

1. Houston contends that the evidence was insufficient to find him guilty of murder beyond a reasonable doubt. It is undisputed that Houston shot Woods, but he claims it was in self-defense, after seeing her with a gun. The victim was shot in the back of the head. No other gun...

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