388 S.E.2d 694 HATCHETT v. THE STATE. S90A0302.Supreme Court of Georgia. DECIDED MARCH 1, 1990. CLARKE, Chief Justice. Henry Lee Hatchett, Jr. was convicted of the malice murder of Diane Hatchett, his former wife, and sentenced to life imprisonment.[1] The evidence at trial showed that several months following their divorce the Hatchetts attempted a reconciliation, […]