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EDISON v. STATE

43056.

256 Ga. 67 (1986)

344 S.E.2d 231

EDISON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 11, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Collier & Bishop, Joe C. Bishop, for appellant.

Charles M. Ferguson, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Eddie Snelling, Jr., Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

A Terrell County jury found the appellant, Willie Lee Edison, guilty of the murder of his sister, Lizzie Mae Pickett, and her husband, Armay James Pickett. Edison received a life sentence for each conviction. He raises five issues on appeal.1 We affirm.

When Edison gained a release from Central State Hospital in 1981, he moved in with the Picketts in rural Terrell County. While Edison was living with the Picketts...

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