Barron v. State

Clarke, Chief Justice.

Tommy Jacob Barron was convicted of the malice murder of Connie Lewis Morton, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and a term of years, respectively, for these crimes.

The defendant worked as a night clerk in a convenience store in Peach County. The jury was authorized to find that at approximately 3:45 a.m. the victim drove to the convenience store to purchase gasoline for his automobile. While the store advertised that it was open 24 hours daily, the store policy was to close between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. for…