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EDWARDS v. STATE

45149.

258 Ga. 12 (1988)

364 S.E.2d 869

EDWARDS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Y. Wright, for appellant.

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

WELTNER, Justice.

Bruce Mathis, an off-duty police officer acting as a security guard, was shot and killed in a department store. Charles James Edwards was found guilty of the crime of malice murder, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.1

Shortly before closing time, Mathis entered a storage area of the store that was restricted to all but department store employees. When Mathis approached the area, he was shot three times. The...

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