McWILLIAMS v. STATE

No. S99A1098.

521 S.E.2d 824 (1999)

271 Ga. 655

McWILLIAMS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Johnson, Augusta, for appellant.

Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Daniel G. Ashburn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


SEARS, Justice.

The appellant, Marvin McWilliams, appeals from his conviction of the felony murder of his wife, Jacqueline McWilliams.1 On appeal, McWilliams raises only one issue, contending that the trial court violated the rule against hearsay by permitting the victim's sister to testify regarding a conversation she had with Jacqueline McWilliams about two weeks before the murder. We conclude that this contention has merit and requires...

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