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JACKSON v. STATE

45652.

258 Ga. 322 (1988)

368 S.E.2d 771

JACKSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry J. Bowden, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Carole E. Wall, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Leonora Grant, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

Acting on instructions from Christopher Mapp, Lynn Jackson shot and killed Helen Wierzalis with a handgun, and wounded Rebecca Davis with the same weapon. Jackson and Mapp were indicted for murder and aggravated assault, and were convicted of these crimes by a jury. Each was sentenced to life in prison for murder and twenty years in prison for aggravated assault.1

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