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SHACKELFORD v. STATE

45171.

257 Ga. 779 (1988)

364 S.E.2d 560

SHACKELFORD v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 4, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry J. Bowden, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, R. Andrew Weathers, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Eddie Snelling, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

CLARKE, Presiding Justice.

Appellant was convicted of the murder of Nathan Jenkins and sentenced to life imprisonment.1 His sole enumeration of error is that the evidence does not support the verdict. The evidence showed that appellant shot the unarmed victim in the presence of witnesses, that there was no provocation, that he tried to escape, and that he later admitted shooting the victim to yet another witness. We find that the evidence...

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