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MASSENGALE v. STATE

S94A0100.

264 Ga. 51 (1994)

MASSENGALE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 21, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin H. Thornton, for appellant.

Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Matthew P. Stone, Staff Attorney, for appellee.

FLETCHER, Justice.

Toney Massengale was found guilty of malice murder and sentenced to life in prison.1

1. The evidence at trial showed that Massengale beat and strangled his girl friend causing her death by asphyxiation. Using an extension cord and phone cord, he then tied the victim's body in a fetal position and buried her in a shallow grave. During the following ten-day period, he returned to the grave site not less than ten...

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