WOOTEN v. STATE

S92A1420.

262 Ga. 876 (1993)

426 S.E.2d 852

WOOTEN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin & Franklin, James D. Franklin, for appellant.

Ralph Van Pelt, Jr., District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Peggy R. Katz, Staff Attorney, for appellee.


SEARS-COLLINS, Justice.

On September 20, 1978, Charles Buffington was discovered dead in his home in Trenton, Georgia, having suffered severe blunt trauma to the head. Buffington was 80 years old when he died. The appellant was arrested and charged with the victim's murder on October 21, 1978. A preliminary hearing was held on December 7, 1978, at which key witnesses for the prosecution were unwilling or unable to connect the appellant with the crime. The case against...

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