Supreme Court of Georgia November 5, 2001, S01A1740 (Thomas v. State)

Benham, Justice.

In a bench trial, appellant James Tyrone Thomas was found guilty of the malice murder of his girlfriend, Carrie Lee, and was sen*480tenced to life imprisonment.1 On appeal, he contends the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that he was guilty of malice murder, and he maintains he is guilty of nothing more than voluntary manslaughter.

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