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MUZQUIZ v. STATE

S90A1534.

260 Ga. 547 (1990)

397 S.E.2d 703

MUZQUIZ v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 16, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Tarpley, Sr., for appellant.

Robert E. Wilson, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, C. A. Benjamin Woolf, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

John Muzquiz shot and killed Timothy Broyles with a handgun. He was convicted of felony murder and of a misdemeanor, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.1

After an exchange of insults with Broyles inside a store, Muzquiz retrieved a handgun from his car. When Broyles and two companions, all unarmed, entered the parking area, Muzquiz fatally shot Broyles in the forehead at close range. Muzquiz fled.

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