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CRUMBLEY v. STATE

No. S96A0888.

478 S.E.2d 132 (1996)

267 Ga. 354

CRUMBLEY v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

December 5, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy K. Peterson, Public Defender's Office, Stacy S. Levy, DeKalb County Public Defender, Decatur, for Timothy Crumbley.

John Tom Morgan, III, Dist. Atty., Barbara B. Conroy, Asst. Dist. Atty., Decatur, Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, Robert M. Coker, Thomas S. Clegg, Asst. Dist. Attys., Decatur, Allison Beth Goldberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, for the State.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

Timothy Crumbley was convicted of felony murder in connection with the burning death of his wife, Merry Christine Sumner.1 He challenges the state's introduction of prior acts of violence against the victim. Because the prior act evidence was admitted for a proper purpose and the state presented sufficient evidence that Crumbley ignited the fire, we affirm.

1. The evidence presented at trial shows that...

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