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STEVENS v. STATE

35707.

245 Ga. 583 (1980)

266 S.E.2d 194

STEVENS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gibbs, Leaphart & Smith, Robert B. Smith, for appellant.

Glenn Thomas, Jr., District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, William B. Hill, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

JORDAN, Presiding Justice.

The appellant was convicted of the murder of Roger E. Honeycutt and was sentenced to death. On direct appeal to this court, the underlying conviction for murder was affirmed; however, the death sentence was set aside due to defects in the instructions to the jury during the presentence hearing. See Stevens v. State, 242 Ga. 34 (247 S.E.2d 838) (1978) and its companion...

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