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THOMPSON v. STATE

44743.

257 Ga. 481 (1987)

361 S.E.2d 154

THOMPSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 8, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry G. Bozeman, for appellant.

Beverly B. Hayes, Jr., District Attorney, Samuel A. Hilbun, Edwin J. Wilson, Assistant District Attorneys, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

Rooney Thompson shot and killed Richard Jenkins with a handgun. He was convicted of malice murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.1

1. The record contains a full account of hostility between Thompson and the victim, arising from Thompson's relationship with the victim's sister. On one occasion, the two men exchanged gunfire. Shortly before the killing, Thompson was...

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