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JOHNSON v. STATE

39688.

251 Ga. 62 (1983)

303 S.E.2d 7

JOHNSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 24, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Lang, for appellant.

Robert E. Wilson, District Attorney, Jonathan C. Peters, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

Curtis D. Johnson was found guilty of murder in DeKalb County and sentenced in October 1982 to life imprisonment. He brings this appeal from the overruling of his motion for new trial. The only issue on appeal concerns the accused's right to the presence of counsel during in-custody interrogation. We affirm.

Johnson shot Frank Dupree on January 6, 1982, in DeKalb County. He was arrested at the scene after a witness called police. During the...

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