LAWRENCE v. STATE

44488.

257 Ga. 423 (1987)

360 S.E.2d 716

LAWRENCE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifton O. Bailey III, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Richard E. Hicks, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Eddie Snelling, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


HUNT, Justice.

Charles Lawrence, Sr. was convicted of the malice murder of his common-law wife, Sandra Hooten, and sentenced to life in prison. His appeal raises as error the admission of prior difficulties between him and the victim, the denial of the right to confront a witness who exercised his right to remain silent, the denial of his motions for mistrial and for directed verdict, and the admission of speculative testimony.1 We reverse...

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