Nixon v. State

Smith, Justice.

A Clayton County jury convicted the appellant, James Nixon, of the murder of Tom Billings. The appellant received a sentence of life imprisonment. He raises three issues 1 on appeal. We affirm. 2

Early in the morning on October 30, 1979, the appellant knocked on the door of the victim’s trailer in Jonesboro. The victim let the appellant in, and they proceeded to discuss a disagreement involving the victim and a friend of the appellant. When the conversation became heated, the victim’s wife, who had been seated in the room with the two men, left the room and went back to the…