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YORKER v. STATE

No. S96A0164.

469 S.E.2d 158 (1996)

266 Ga. 615

YORKER v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

April 29, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roosevelt Warren, Greensboro, for James Yorker, Jr.

Ralph M. Walke, Dist. Atty., Dublin, Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Caroline Wight Donaldson, Dept. of Law, Atlanta, Jeffrey James Connor, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dublin, for the State.

HINES, Justice.

James Yorker, Jr., was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment for the malice murder of George Danielly, III.1 We affirm the conviction.

The evidence, viewed in favor of the verdict, established that Danielly approached Yorker and accused him of firing gunshots at an automobile. The two exchanged words and began to scuffle. Yorker was thrown to the ground. While on the ground, Yorker drew a gun from the...

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