A man who was convicted in a Tallapoosa Circuit Superior Court for murder and sentenced will not get a hearing from the Georgia Supreme Court after seeking an appeal.

Roe Dale Bowman, who was convicted in 2020 of the murder of Tammy Wolfe, 50, in April 2017, will continue to serve his sentence after the State Supreme Court rejected the appeal of his conviction during their latest term.

Four years after facing trial, Bowman’s appeal was denied by the State Supreme Court after the grounds he sought for overturning his conviction were found not to meet the standards of the court.

Bowman was convicted of Wolfe’s murder, which took place on April 4, 2017. Bowman and Wolfe were previously romantic partners, and the pair were meeting in Polk Memory Gardens almost directly across from Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center and shot and stabbed her several times.

The court disagreed with the appeal’s notion that phone evidence used to tie Bowman to the crime and five different accusations that his counsel was ineffective did not merit overturning the jury’s decision in Superior Court.

Justices in the opinion denying Bowman’s appeal pointed toward the errors claimed by Bowman where his defense failed to adequately rebut testimony were found to essentially be nullified by the evidence and statements made by Bowman while speaking with detectives after the crime.

The whole opinion can be found here.

They additionally pointed toward testimony provided by Bowman’s ex-wife during the case that showed he had committed prior acts of domestic violence and it provided evidence that showed “intent, motive, or plan” to commit the crime.

Since all of his claims failed, the justices concurred he should not be allowed a new trial.

Bowman will continue a life sentence after the appeal was denied.

District Attorney Jack Browning was glad to see the case to come to an end.

“I know the family is happy that there is now closure in this case,” he said. “It’s over, the court has made their decision and he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison now.”