Stewart v. State

Bell, Justice.

The appellant, Richard C. Stewart, was convicted of the murder of Carlton Bowen and received a life sentence. He now appeals, and we affirm.1

*212At about 7:00 p.m. on January 17, 1986, the victim and his younger brother, Melvin Bowen, went to the Cat’s Den Teen Center in Lithia Springs, Georgia. Upon arriving the victim saw Michelle Mayro in the parking lot of the Cat’s Den. Mayro was crossing the parking lot with Stewart and two of his friends, Klenneth Montgomery and Lathan Slaughter. They were going to a convenience store located nearby. The victim, who had previously met Mayro,…