HILL v. STATE

S89A0386.

259 Ga. 655 (1989)

386 S.E.2d 133

HILL v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided December 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Burton, Rochelle L. Cross, John Thomas Chason, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Rebecca A. Keel, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Richard C. Litwin, for appellee.


SMITH, Justice.

Appellant Michael Lee Hill was indicted for the murder of Johnny Gilbert. A jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.1

Prior to the murder, the appellant agreed to sell some drugs for the victim. The appellant sold some of the drugs and traded the remainder for a handgun. The appellant owed the victim money for the drugs he did not sell. Witnesses testified that on the night of...

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