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HOOTEN v. STATE

43249.

256 Ga. 31 (1986)

343 S.E.2d 481

HOOTEN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 28, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Douglas Willix, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, for appellee.

BELL, Justice.

The appellant, Charles Hooten, was convicted of the murder of his wife, Dorothea La Via, and received a life sentence.1 He appeals, and we affirm.

On December 25, 1984, Deneal Kuhar visited the home of her mother, Dorothea La Via, and her stepfather, the appellant, to have Christmas dinner. During the meal an argument occurred between Hooten and La Via concerning her relationship...

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