Nelson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Sears-Collins, Justice.
The appellant was found guilty in Laurens County Superior Court of the malice murder of his wife, Patsy Mimbs Nelson, and theft by taking of the automobile the victim had been driving when she disappeared. The appellant received consecutive sentences of life imprisonment for murder and 20 years for theft by taking. The appellant sets forth 20 enumerations of error on this appeal. We affirm.
1. In his first and thirteenth enumerations of error, the appellant contends that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to prove that he killed the victim. The evidence…
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