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MERRITT v. STATE

No. S09A1088.

683 S.E.2d 855 (2009)

MERRITT v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

September 28, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinton Lynwood Lott IV, Timothy Lee Eidson, Fitzgerald, Steven Wayne Czarnota, Cordele, for appellant.

Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Sara Kaur Sahni, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denise D. Fachini, Dist. Atty., Cheri Lee Nichols, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

THOMPSON, Justice.

Defendant Carolyn Merritt appeals from the denial of her motion for new trial following her convictions for the murder of Jimmy Merritt and other related crimes.1 After review of the record, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the jury was authorized to find that Merritt shot the victim in the back of the head while he was sitting in his recliner in his...

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