COOPER v. STATE

27215.

229 Ga. 277 (1972)

191 S.E.2d 27

COOPER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 15, 1972.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weiner & Bazemore, Paul S. Weiner, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Jack Mallard, Carter Goode, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, Courtney Wilder Stanton, William F. Bartee, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.


NICHOLS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder where a life sentence was imposed. The evidence disclosed that the accused, his wife and two other couples were at a tavern where beer and other alcoholic beverages were sold and a band was provided for dancing; that the accused had a pistol in his possession when he went to the restroom and an encounter took place with a named witness; that the accused shot said witness three times, once after he had...

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