LEE v. STATE

55455.

146 Ga. App. 189 (1978)

245 S.E.2d 878

LEE v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Connor, Dietrick & Klein, Paul T. O'Connor, Paul A. Dietrick, J. M. Salome, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Donald J. Stein, Isaac Jenrette, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


SMITH, Judge.

The appellant, Randy Lee, was indicted for murder. At trial, he defended on the basis of self-defense, but the jury convicted him of voluntary manslaughter. He contends, in part, that newly discovered evidence was material and substantial to the justification defense, and therefore a new trial should have been granted. We agree that the denial of the motion for new trial was error, and the judgment of conviction is reversed.

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