Legal Opinion
Morris v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 23, 1985No. 41969PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
Rhonda Sue Morris was convicted of the murder of Richard Lee Christopher and sentenced to life imprisonment. She appeals her conviction, and we affirm.
Appellant lived with the victim for approximately seven months. Following a serious quarrel she moved out of the house he shared with his parents in Marietta, Georgia, and moved into her mother’s house in Blairsville. Christopher began dating another person.
Approximately two weeks before the shooting appellant went to the victim’s house to get some of her clothes. The two began a quarrel which culminated with Christopher calling…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- House v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
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