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HAMILTON v. STATE

35078.

244 Ga. 145 (1979)

259 S.E.2d 81

HAMILTON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. M. Ranitz, Jr., for appellant.

Andrew J. Ryan, III, District Attorney, Michael K. Gardner, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice.

Paul Roland Hamilton appeals from a sentence of death imposed on August 1, 1978, following his conviction for the murder of John Shinall committed on May 14, 1977, in Chatham County. Following conviction, the jury found the following aggravating circumstances: The offense of murder and other offenses were outrageously vile, horrible, or inhuman in that it involved torture, depravity of mind, or an aggravated battery to the victim, and...

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