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JORDAN v. STATE

No. S95A1870.

467 S.E.2d 568 (1996)

266 Ga. 499

JORDAN v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied March 28, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald P. Word, Word & Mitchell, Carrollton, for R.L. Jordan.

Peter J. Skandalakis, Dist. Atty., LaGrange, Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, and Anne C. Allen, Asst. Dist. Atty., Carrollton, for the State.

BENHAM, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from R.L. Jordan's conviction for malice murder.1 Evidence adduced at the trial showed that Jordan used a shotgun to kill Barbara Payne, a woman with whom he had been having an affair. On the day of the shooting, Payne called Jordan's wife; she confronted Jordan; and he left the house, returning later to tell his wife that he had shot "that woman." Jordan did not deny the shooting, but contended that...

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