Wiseman v. State

Clarke, Justice.

Appellant J. R. Wiseman was convicted of murder of Lonnie Gordon in Lowndes County, Georgia, and sentenced to life in prison. There was testimony at tried that Gordon, Wiseman’s landlord, had come to Wiseman’s house to fix some broken pipes. An argument ensued between Wiseman and Gordon, and Gordon was shot and killed. One witness, a neighbor, testified that the appellant walked up to the victim and shot him twice and that she observed nothing in the victim’s hand. Appellant’s eleven-year-old son testified that the victim had a large pipe wrench in his hand. On…