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HILL v. STATE

S89A0468.

259 Ga. 557 (1989)

385 S.E.2d 404

HILL v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 9, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynne Y. Borsuk, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Andrew S. Ree, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

Alvin Hill stabbed Linda Samples to death with a knife. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.1

Hill and Samples engaged in a protracted argument. Hill started to leave their apartment; Samples tried to detain him; and Hill killed her with a single thrust of a knife. Hill departed, and was arrested upon his return. The fatal weapon was found on his person.

1. The evidence is sufficient...

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