PATTERSON v. STATE

S94A1413.

264 Ga. 593 (1994)

PATTERSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 31, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melissa M. Nelson, for appellant.

J. Tom Morgan, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Michael D. Groves, Assistant Attorney General, Anne G. Maseth, for appellee.


CARLEY, Justice.

After a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of malice murder and sentenced to life. His motion for new trial was denied and he appeals.1

1. Appellant enumerates the general grounds. It was undisputed that appellant shot the victim several times, twice in the head. He urges, however, that there was no proof of his intention to kill.

"`It is for the (trier of fact) to determine whether any killing is intentional...

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