Legal Opinion
Burnett v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 24, 1978No. 32684PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bowles, Justice.
This appeal is from the conviction of Billy J. Burnett for the offense of murder. He was indicted in Hall Superior Court along with Larry Looney and Coy Michael Sullens for the malice murder of Colie Bowen. All defendants were tried separately, and we have previously affirmed the convictions of the co-defendants. Looney v. State, 240 Ga. 691 (1978); Sullens v. State, 239 Ga. 766 (236 SE2d 864) (1977).
*682Statement of Facts
On September 1,1976, the body of a man identified as Colie Bowen was found in a wooded area off a dirt road in Hall County, Georgia. The deceased was 61 years of…
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