GRIFFIN v. STATE

39988.

251 Ga. 431 (1983)

306 S.E.2d 283

GRIFFIN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 8, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. C. Pritchard, for appellant.

Donnie Dixon, District Attorney, Richard E. Currie, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, for appellee.


WELTNER, Justice.

Griffin shot and killed his wife with a handgun. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

On July 1, 1982, Griffin returned from a business trip to his home in Waycross, Georgia. Soon after his arrival, he and his wife left their home to visit a bar. An angry dispute ensued, and they continued to argue as they returned home. As the wife was attempting to unlock an inside door, Griffin walked up behind her with a pistol...

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