HAWKINS v. STATE

S90A0432.

260 Ga. 138 (1990)

390 S.E.2d 836

HAWKINS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied May 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sutton & Slocumb, Ronald W. Hallman, for appellant.

Dupont K. Cheney, District Attorney, J. Thomas Durden, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, C. A. Benjamin Woolf, for appellee.


WELTNER, Justice.

William Y. Hawkins shot and killed Karis Small with a handgun. He was convicted of felony murder and two counts of aggravated assault, and was sentenced to life imprisonment and to terms of years.1

On the day of the homicide, Hawkins engaged in an altercation with Clifford Denson. He later returned in an automobile to the scene, where several people were gathered. Before firing the weapon, Hawkins said, "If you...

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