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WILLIAMS v. STATE

45011.

257 Ga. 761 (1988)

363 S.E.2d 535

WILLIAMS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied February 4, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawson & Fuller, John W. Lawson, for appellant.

E. Byron Smith, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

Elester Williams shot and killed Richmond Johnson with a handgun. He was convicted of malice murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.1

Williams and his wife were married in 1969, but lived together for less than a year before they separated. They were not divorced, and over the years maintained a friendly relationship. On the evening of the killing, Williams went to his wife's residence to retrieve some of his...

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