Supreme Court of Georgia September 6, 1989, S89A0011 (Murphy v. State)

Bell, Justice.

The appellant, James Lloyd Murphy, appeals from his convictions of malice murder and of the possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. The trial court sentenced Murphy to life imprisonment for murder and to a consecutive five years in prison for the firearm count.1 We affirm.

On October 7, 1988, Murphy and the victim, Eugene Hall, were drinking at a bar with friends.