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LEGGETT v. STATE

35184.

244 Ga. 226 (1979)

259 S.E.2d 476

LEGGETT v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 10, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steinberg & Osborne, Charles J. Vrono, for appellant.

Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, Clifford A. Sticher, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, for appellee.

UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Jeffrey Donald Leggett was convicted of murdering his stepfather, Frank Adamson, on September 8, 1978, in Adamson's home and in the presence of Leggett's mother and two sisters. Leggett filed a special plea of insanity, which was tried before a jury that found him competent to stand trial. At the murder trial, Leggett's main defense was justification, but the evidence authorized the jury to find him guilty of murder. He was...

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