Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 20, 1988No. 45307PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
Appellant, Steven Ray Smith, was convicted of malice murder, armed robbery, and aggravated assault. He received two consecutive life sentences for the murder and armed robbery convictions and twenty years concurrent for aggravated assault. We affirm.
On July 26, 1986 Smith and Wildon B. Epps went to the Newton County home of Patrick and Teresa Palacek. Epps was acquainted with the Palaceks and had been to their trailer two days earlier to help remove some carpeting. Smith stated that the purpose of the visit on July 26 was to “con the dude out of some money.” When Smith and…
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