Burney v. State

Marshall, Presiding Justice.

Jessie J. Burney appeals from his conviction of malice murder, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

There was evidence adduced which would authorize the jury to find the following. On October 22, 1982, around 9:00 p.m., Helen Martin was sitting at the bar in the Sanabella Lounge in Atlanta. She had not been drinking. The victim, Eddie J. Anderson, came in and sat with her. While these two were talking, the appellant, also known as “Black,” approached them and offered to sell marijuana. The appellant had come to the Sanabella Lounge with Jimmy Lee Terry.…