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BENNETT v. STATE

S91P1566.

262 Ga. 149 (1992)

414 S.E.2d 218

BENNETT v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied April 2, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. Krontz, Edwards & McLeod, Jennifer McLeod, for appellant.

David McDade, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Robert D. McCullers, Staff Attorney, for appellee.

FLETCHER, Justice.

This is a death penalty case. Jack Bennett got married on June 24, 1989. On the morning of June 28, 1989, Bennett stabbed his wife as she lay sleeping. The autopsist testified at trial that he had counted over 100 stab wounds on the victim's body. At least two wounds penetrated to her heart. Although her stab wounds would ultimately have proven fatal, they were not immediately fatal. Bennett, feeling the victim "wouldn't die" after having been stabbed...

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