Norwood v. State

Clarke, Justice.

Norwood was convicted of the murder of his wife Earnestine Norwood in Fulton County and for violating OCGA § 16-11-131 (Code Ann. § 26-2914) possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was sentenced to life in prison on the murder conviction and five years to be served concurrently on the firearm charge. He enumerates as error the failure of the trial court to grant a mistrial on two separate motions and a statement by the court regarding capital punishment. We affirm.

There was evidence that the Norwoods had been having domestic problems and that Mrs. Norwood was planning…