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PHILLIPS v. STATE

42864.

255 Ga. 539 (1986)

340 S.E.2d 919

PHILLIPS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 19, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bentley C. Adams III, for appellant.

Johnnie L. Caldwell, Jr., District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Eddie Snelling, Jr., Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

HILL, Chief Justice.

Rubin Lamar Phillips was convicted of murdering his estranged wife, Dianne Lewis Phillips, on September 12, 1984, at the Upson County courthouse square. He was sentenced to life and appeals.1

After 12 years of marriage, the defendant had filed for a divorce from the victim after a short separation and had obtained temporary custody of their two minor children. Anxious...

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