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Final Copy 286 Ga. 494 S09A1878. DENTON v. THE STATE. Hunstein, Chief Justice. Sheila Denton was convicted of felony murder in the death of 73-year-old Eugene Garner as well as giving a false name to law enforcement officers. She appeals from the denial of her motion for new trial1 challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the admission of bad character evidence. Finding no reversible error, we affirm. 1. The evidence adduced at trial authorized the jury to find that Denton had been to the victim's home and, having previously sold him food items, knew that he carried large amounts of cash. Within the time frame of the murder, Denton went to a crack house with a bite mark on her left arm and cuts on her arms, legs and hands; asked Sharon Jones, a resident at the crack house, to let

The crimes occurred on May 21, 2004. Denton was indicted August 13, 2004 in Ware County on charges of malice murder, felony murder and giving a false name to a law enforcement officer in the lawful discharge of her official duties, OCGA

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