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MAPP v. STATE

45275.

258 Ga. 273 (1988)

368 S.E.2d 511

MAPP v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 3, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Lenzer, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Carole E. Wall, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Leonora Grant, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

Christopher Mapp instructed Lynn Jackson to shoot two persons. Jackson then shot and killed Helen Wierzalis with a handgun and wounded Rebecca Davis with the same weapon. Jackson and Mapp were indicated for murder and aggravated assault, and later were convicted of these crimes by a jury. Each was sentenced to life in prison for murder and twenty years in prison for aggravated assault.1

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