Conviction of car salesman’s murder upheld
The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man who killed a 50-year-old car salesman in a Gwinnett County hotel parking lot.
Christopher Brown was convicted of the 2008 murder and armed robbery of Robert Lovelace. Lovelace had liquidated his 401(k) for more than $21,000 which he planned to use to buy cocaine and sell at a profit, the ruling said. The deal fell through, and Lovelace was fatally shot in a Holiday Inn Express parking lot. His money was never located.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
