Coleman v. State

Hunstein,- Justice.

Brian Burrell Coleman was indicted on nine counts arising out of the death and sexual assault of an unidentified woman. He was convicted on all counts and received three consecutive life sentences. He appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. The body of the unidentified victim was discovered on September 20, 1994 among weeds in a parking lot off Piedmont Avenue in downtown Atlanta. A cash register receipt with appellant’s name on it, dated 8:03 a.m. the previous day, was located in a shrub two to three feet from the body. The victim died from strangulation…