POWELL v. STATE

38104.

248 Ga. 771 (1982)

285 S.E.2d 732

POWELL v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy W. Stewart, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Margaret V. Lines, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Charles E. Brown, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


MARSHALL, Justice.

The appellant, J. D. Powell, was convicted of murdering Jessie Dixon, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals, arguing that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict and that the trial judge erred in admitting a photograph of the gunshot wound which killed the victim. We find both arguments to be without merit, and we therefore affirm.

The state's evidence established the following: The appellant and the victim were...

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