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HARRIS v. STATE

44640.

257 Ga. 385 (1987)

359 S.E.2d 675

HARRIS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 9, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lennie W. Jones, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

The appellant, Robert Harris, Jr., went uninvited to the apartment of his estranged wife where he encountered the victim, Clarence Griggs. The appellant stabbed the unarmed victim six times causing his death. Three of the stab wounds were in the victim's back. The appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.1

1. The appellant asserts that...

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