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NORRIS v. STATE

46193.

258 Ga. 889 (1989)

376 S.E.2d 653

NORRIS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 23, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Pickens, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Benjamin H. Oehlert III, Assistant District Attorneys, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Andrew S. Ree, for appellee.

CLARKE, Presiding Justice.

Norris was convicted of the murder of Gregory Searcy and sentenced to life imprisonment.1 Both Norris and the victim were members of the homeless population of Atlanta and were acquaintances. On the night of the murder the victim was asleep in a van behind the Goodyear Tire Service Center on Ponce de Leon. Gasoline was thrown on the victim, he was awakened, and set on fire. Totally engulfed in flames, he ran...

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