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THOMPKINS v. STATE

44442.

257 Ga. 113 (1987)

356 S.E.2d 207

THOMPKINS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl P. Greenberg, for appellant.

Robert E. Wilson, District Attorney, Linda W. Hunter, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, J. Michael Davis, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

MARSHALL, Chief Justice.

Gary Bernard Thompkins appeals from his conviction of the felony murder of Henry Lee Burley and the aggravated assault of Charlie Lee Burley, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment and a concurrent 12-years' imprisonment, respectively.1 We affirm.

Thompkins' parents ran a "shot house," but on the day of the crimes, they were "closed" to their patrons, because Mrs. Thompkins was mourning the death...

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