Griffin v. State

Weltner, Justice.

Griffin shot and killed his wife with a handgun. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

On July 1, 1982, Griffin returned from a business trip to his home in Waycross, Georgia. Soon after his arrival, he and his wife left their home to visit a bar. An angry dispute ensued, and they continued to argue as they returned home. As the wife was at - tempting to unlock an inside door, Griffin walked up behind her with a pistol and leaned over her, placing his hand with the pistol against the door. Griffin’s two sons were outside, where they overheard the…