Legal Opinion
Fulton v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 4, 1998No. A98A1166PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
On April 13, 1997, the defendant-appellant, William Levon Fulton, was with his girl friend, Harriet Hamilton, in the parking lot of the Burger King in Savannah, Chatham County, at 2:00 a.m.
Arthur Williams, the victim, encountered Hamilton. Hamilton testified for the defense that she asked the victim for a light, and he cursed her. This led to “words,” and an angry argument resulted. Williams testified that he did not have a gun. Hamilton testified that the victim took a pistol out of the trunk of a car. Hamilton told the victim that she was going to get her gun and went to her…
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