KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether jury instructions given at appellant's state court trial violated his right to due process.
A. Facts
Appellant was tried for murder in Georgia Superior Court. Evidence introduced by the prosecution at trial established the following facts. At about midnight on a Saturday night in March 1978, security officers for a public housing project in Columbus, Georgia were contacted...
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