Spence v. State

252 Ga. 338 (1984)

313 S.E.2d 475

SPENCE

v.

THE STATE.

40511.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 5, 1984.

Rehearing Denied March 28, 1984.

Richard L. Powell, for appellant.

Sam B. Sibley, Jr., District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

Otis Franklin Spence III was indicted for the shooting death of his mother, Sarah Jo Spence, and tried before a jury in Richmond County Superior Court. Appellant, who was 19 years old at the time of the offense, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Appellant failed to pursue a direct…