Legal Opinion
Wilson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 1, 1983No. 38880PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
Appellant, Willie James Wilson, Jr., was convicted in Pierce County of armed robbery and two counts of murder. He was sentenced to death for each of the murders and to life imprisonment for the armed robbery. His trial was conducted under the Georgia Unified Appeal Procedure. After careful review, we affirm.
The two victims, Alfred Boatright and Morris Highsmith, were shot at approximately 4:00 p.m. on June 22, 1981, while they were working at Boatright’s handy stop near Bristol, Georgia. Ninety dollars was taken from the store. Appellant was arrested later in Hinesville.
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