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TURNER v. STATE

46665.

259 Ga. 255 (1989)

379 S.E.2d 518

TURNER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 25, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Allen Hunt, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Nancy A. Grace, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

Douglas Turner shot and killed his father with a handgun. He was found guilty of felony murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment.1

1. The sole issue in this appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence. The evidence shows that Turner shot his father following an angry confrontation. Turner testified that he killed the victim in self-defense. The victim had no weapon in his hand before the shooting. Turner left...

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