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COLBERT v. STATE

No. S02A1141.

570 S.E.2d 321 (2002)

275 Ga. 525

COLBERT v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

September 30, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brimberry, Kaplan & Brimberry, A. Lee Hayes, Mark D. Brimberry, Albany, for appellant.

Kenneth B. Hodges III, Dist. Atty., Kenneth A. Dasher, Asst. Dist. Atty., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Wylencia H. Monroe, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

BENHAM, Justice.

This appeal is from Melissa Evonne Colbert's conviction for felony murder and arson.1 After a fire was extinguished at his home, Clifford Murphy was found dead of multiple stab wounds. Murphy was known to sell liquor from his home and, for a fee, to permit people to smoke crack cocaine there. His empty wallet was found on the floor. Two knives normally found in his pockets were missing and a scarf was knotted around one...

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