Legal Opinion
Bruce v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 21, 1993No. S93A0362PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
Johnny Eugene Bruce was convicted of murder and numerous other offenses arising out of the death of Donald W. Ivey. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder conviction and to multiple terms of years for other offenses. Bruce appeals and we affirm.
The evidence showed that Ivey was known to keep large sums of cash in his home. Bruce was in financial trouble and mentioned to one of his employees, Randall Pettyjohn, the possibility of burglarizing Ivey’s home. Pettyjohn introduced Bruce to Jack Adams, indicating that Adams could assist in the burglary. The three…
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