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COOPER v. STATE

42596.

255 Ga. 487 (1986)

340 S.E.2d 19

COOPER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calhoun, Donaldson, Riddle & Cox, John R. Calhoun, William O. Cox, for appellant.

Spencer Lawton, Jr., District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Eddie Snelling, Jr., Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

BELL, Justice.

The appellant, Perry Cooper, was tried for the murder of Albert Burnett, and found guilty but mentally ill. He received a life sentence.1 He appeals, and we affirm.

Cooper and his wife, Jacqueline, had been married for fifteen years, but separated in July 1983. Mrs. Cooper and Burnett had dated since January 1983. On August 30, 1983, Mrs. Cooper became ill, and called Burnett at about 10:30 p. m. to take her to a...

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