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TESSMER v. STATE

No. S00A1397.

539 S.E.2d 816 (2000)

273 Ga. 220

TESSMER v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied December 15, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katz, Flatau, Popson & Boyer, Sandra J. Popson, Macon, for appellant.

Richard G. Milam, District Attorney, Paul E. Hemmann, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, H. Maddox Kilgore, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

THOMPSON, Justice.

Ethel Elizabeth Tessmer was convicted of felony murder, predicated on the underlying felony of aggravated assault, in connection with the shooting death of her husband, David Newton. This appeal follows the denial of her motion for a new trial.1

1. Viewing the evidence in a light to uphold the verdict, we find the following: Tessmer, a Barnesville police officer, was head of the Domestic Violence Task Force;...

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