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POWELL v. STATE

40654.

252 Ga. 297 (1984)

313 S.E.2d 90

POWELL v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 14, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dietrick, Evans & Chestney, William P. Evans, Daniel Duke, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Margaret V. Lines, Richard E. Hicks, Assistant District Attorneys, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Eddie Snelling, Jr., for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

Powell shot and killed Freddie Lee Burns with a handgun. He was convicted of felony murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.1

There was evidence that Powell and Burns robbed a certain Davis at gunpoint. They fled, Davis pursued, and in an ensuing struggle, Powell shot and killed Burns and shot himself in the hand. He sought treatment at a hospital, and was arrested.

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