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RAINWATER v. STATE

43526.

256 Ga. 271 (1986)

347 S.E.2d 586

RAINWATER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Silliman, for appellant.

Thomas J. Charron, District Attorney, Nancy I. Jordan, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, J. Michael Davis, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

GREGORY, Justice.

George Goodman Rainwater was convicted of the murder of his wife, Betty Jean Rainwater, and sentenced to life imprisonment.1

The victim's sister and a friend of the victim testified at trial that on April 6, 1985 they drove with the victim to a trailer she shared with her husband. Shortly after their arrival the defendant announced his dissatisfaction with the victim's haircut and began pulling her hair. The defendant...

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