Legal Opinion
Power v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 12, 1990No. S90A0487PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Chief Justice.
William David Power, Jr. was convicted of the malice murder of his wife, Betty Lee Power, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendant was also convicted of criminal use of a rifle with an altered identification mark in violation of OCGA § 16-9-70 for which he was sentenced to a concurrent term of one year.
The defendant testified that on the day of the shooting the victim arrived home from work “extremely upset,” but did not say why. She immediately began arguing with the defendant because he was not ready to go shopping with her. The defendant testified the victim…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Rogers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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