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BLACKWELL v. STATE

S89A0227.

259 Ga. 810 (1990)

388 S.E.2d 515

BLACKWELL v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 15, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald T. Wells, Jr., for appellant.

Harry N. Gordon, District Attorney, Steve C. Jones, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Richard C. Litwin, for appellee.

HUNT, Justice.

George Lee Blackwell was convicted of the felony murder of Hattie Mae Blackwell, his wife of 27 years, and sentenced to life in prison.1 He seeks a new trial on two grounds: that the evidence does not support the verdict and that his videotaped confession should not have been admitted into evidence. We affirm.

The defendant was sleeping at his home the evening of September 12, 1988, when his wife returned from playing...

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