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JOHNSON v. STATE

43472.

256 Ga. 259 (1986)

347 S.E.2d 584

JOHNSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Robert Joiner, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Richard E. Hicks, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

Gwendolyn Johnson was indicted for the murder of Albert Martin by shooting and killing him with a handgun. A jury found her guilty but mentally ill, and she was sentenced to life imprisonment.1

1. After Martin, a longtime friend, made disparaging remarks about Johnson's son (who was in jail), Johnson purchased a revolver, went to Martin's house with it, and, while they were sitting on the edge of his bed, shot...

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