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MURPHY v. STATE

36535, 36536.

246 Ga. 626 (1980)

273 S.E.2d 2

MURPHY v. THE STATE. WILCOX v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 5, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zachry & Kirby, Alfred F. Zachry, for appellant (Case No. 36535).

Franklin H. Thornton, for appellant (Case No. 36536).

William F. Lee, Jr., District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, William B. Hill, Jr., Michael K. Johnson, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.

JORDAN, Presiding Justice.

Donald Ray Todd Murphy and Johnny Lewis Wilcox were indicted for the murder of Jonathon G. Luker and for motor vehicle theft. Following a joint trial, both were found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and three years consecutive for motor vehicle theft. They filed separate appeals and we affirm.

The evidence adduced at the trial shows that the two of them left Atlanta in Wilcox's car around 6:00 p. m. on January...

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