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THOMAS v. STATE

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256 Ga. 176 (1986)

345 S.E.2d 350

THOMAS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided July 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary L. Morris, for appellant.

John R. Parks, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, J. Michael Davis, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

HUNT, Justice.

Welton Jerome Thomas was convicted by a jury of the felony murder of Webster County Sheriff George Goare, and of escape with a dangerous weapon.1 After a mistrial as to a death sentence, he was sentenced to life and 10 years to be served concurrently.

At the time of Sheriff Goare's killing on April 11, 1985, the defendant was in custody for the April 5 murder of Morris Moses in Richland, Georgia. After giving a statement...

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