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BOOKER v. STATE

44276.

257 Ga. 37 (1987)

354 S.E.2d 425

BOOKER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank K. Martin, H. Haywood Turner III, for appellant.

William J. Smith, District Attorney, J. Gray Conger, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

GREGORY, Justice.

In a bifurcated proceeding the appellant, Terry Lee Booker, was convicted of the malice murder of Richard Hamby,1 and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder to be followed by four years imprisonment for the possession conviction.

On the evening of April 1, 1986, James Peacock gave the victim $1200 to purchase marijuana from the appellant. At trial the...

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