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HEARD v. STATE

43930.

257 Ga. 1 (1987)

354 S.E.2d 115

HEARD v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 8, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Floyd W. Keeble, Jr., Daniel J. Parker, for appellant.

Lindsay A. Tise, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

An Elbert County jury found the appellant, Bennie Heard, guilty of the murder of Raymond Winn.1 He raises two issues on appeal. We affirm.

During a card game at the Sugar Shack in Elbert County, the victim's brother, Neal, accused Heard of cheating. Heard, aware of Neal's propensity to carry and use a gun,2 returned some of his winnings for the day to the Winn brothers. Heard denied...

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