Legal Opinion
Matthews v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 17, 1997No. S97A0945Published
1Opinion of the Court
493 S.E.2d 136 (1997)
268 Ga. 798
MATTHEWS
v.
The STATE.
No. S97A0945.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
November 17, 1997.
Reconsideration Denied December 19, 1997.
Lovett Bennett, Jr., Statesboro, for Joe Lorenzo Matthews.
Richard A. Malone, Dist. Atty., Swainsboro, Paula K. Smith, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, Jennifer E. Hilderbrand, Asst. Dist. Atty., Swainsboro, for the State.
THOMPSON, Justice.
Joe Lorenzo Matthews was convicted of the felony murder of a convenience store clerk, Avalon Earls, and the armed robbery of the store owner, Thelma Johnson.[1] Finding no reversible error,…
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