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SPRAGGINS v. STATE

34289.

243 Ga. 73 (1979)

252 S.E.2d 620

SPRAGGINS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Vernon Belcher, for appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, John W. Dunsmore, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, William F. Lee, Jr., District Attorney, for appellee.

BOWLES, Justice.

The appellant, Eddie Spraggins, was indicted by a grand jury in Meriwether County for the January 31, 1977, rape and murder of Frances Coe. He was tried by a jury and found guilty of both offenses.

In Spraggins v. State, 240 Ga. 759 (243 S.E.2d 20) (1978), appellant's conviction and life sentence for rape were affirmed. However, because the court in its sentencing instructions...

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