HESTER v. STATE

No. S08A0353.

659 S.E.2d 600 (2008)

HESTER v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 31, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Erickson, Decatur, for Appellant.

Penny Alane Penn, Dist. Atty., Decatur, Sandra Ann Partridge, Asst. Dist. Atty., Cumming, Christopher Robert Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Atlanta, for Appellee.


CARLEY, Justice.

On the evening of August 7, 2003, Appellant Edna Irene Hester threw a glass-jug lamp which struck both her boyfriend, Eddie Phillips, and her sister, Donna Parris. Appellant had been fighting with Ms. Parris and, while throwing the lamp, cursed Mr. Phillips. Ms. Parris suffered a severe scalp laceration, which caused massive blood loss resulting in her death hours later. Mr. Phillips was also struck in the head, losing consciousness and requiring...

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