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WILLIS v. STATE

34055.

243 Ga. 185 (1979)

253 S.E.2d 70

WILLIS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 6, 1979.

Rehearing Denied February 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Millard C. Farmer, Jr., for appellant.

Vickers Neugent, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harrison Kohler, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to death for killing James Edward Giddens, a police officer, on February 11, 1976. The trial began January 9, 1978, and concluded January 28, 1978.

The jury was authorized to find the following facts: Appellant and two other men,1 committed an armed robbery of a convenience food store in Adel, Georgia; the police were informed of the robbery and a radio...

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