Locklear was convicted of murdering 82-year-old William Long and concealing his death. Police found Locklear asleep in Long’s truck; he later told officers where the body was, concealed near his campsite, and a search of his tent found a knife with Long’s DNA and a screwdriver. Locklear said Long had sexually assaulted him and argued self-defense. He received life for murder and a consecutive ten years for concealing the death. On appeal, he challenged the evidence, his station-house statements and evidence seized from his tent, the verdict form, and denial of a mistrial over the prosecutor’s closing remarks. The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed: the 21 wounds and concealment evidence allowed the jury to reject self-defense and find murder and concealment; Locklear’s roadside statement was not an unambiguous invocation of silence, and his later station interview followed Miranda warnings and waiver. The search-warrant challenge therefore failed. Although the verdict form’s mitigation language was inartful, the full charge prevented a likelihood of jury confusion. The prosecutor’s improper remarks were fleeting, objections were sustained, and the general instructions protected a fair trial, so a mistrial was not required.