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SHIELDS v. STATE

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126 Ga. App. 544 (1972)

191 S.E.2d 448

SHIELDS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 21, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn Zell, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, James H. Mobley, Jr., Joel M. Feldman, Richard E. Hicks, for appellee.

QUILLIAN, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of manslaughter and a misdemeanor. An appeal was filed and the case is here for review. Held:

1. Where a preliminary hearing is held the defendant must be afforded counsel because it is a critical stage of the criminal court process. Coleman v. Alabama, 399 U.S. 1 (90 S.C. 1999, 26 LE2d 387). However, the defendant is not deprived of any constitutional right if the grand jury...

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