DUPREE v. STATE

37199.

247 Ga. 470 (1981)

DUPREE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Mullis, for appellant.

Phillip R. West, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


MARSHALL, Justice.

The appellant, Silas Dupree, Jr., was convicted of the felony murder of Wade Berry Hampton during the commission of a robbery perpetrated by the appellant and an accomplice against the deceased. The appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment, and this is his appeal.

The deceased was 71 years old, and he was a double amputee who was confined to a wheelchair. He shared a house in Ailey, Georgia, with Essie Mae Hamilton, age 70. Ms. Hamilton...

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