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Parker v. State

The evidence supported a former police officer's convictions for malice murder and related crimes in connection with the disappearance of his estranged wife.

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A jury convicted appellant, Samuel L. Parker, of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the disappearance of his estranged wife, Theresa Parker.1 His motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals, asserting that the trial court erred 1 in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a warrantless search of his property; 2 by permitting the State to present similar transaction evidence; and, 3 by giving the jury an Allen charge on the fourth day of deliberations. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence showed that appellant was a police officer for the City of LaFayette, Georgia, who had a history of abusing the victim both verbally and physically and of exhibiting violent behavior and making threats against others. In March 2007, the victim, a 911 operator who was in the process of divorcing appellant, disappeared in the course of moving some of her belongings from the marital home to a new apartment. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on the evening of March 21, 2007, while at her new apartment, the victim called Rhonda Knox, a close friend and co-worker. During their conversation, the victim told Knox that she planned to drive back to the marital home for the night but was waiting until after she believed appellant would be asleep in order to avoid a confrontation with him. Previously, the victim had told Knox she was afraid of appellant.

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