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BROOKS v. STATE

39977.

251 Ga. 390 (1983)

306 S.E.2d 640

BROOKS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 7, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John O. Wiggins, for appellant.

David L. Lomenick, Jr., District Attorney, Roland L. Enloe, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

William Henry Brooks shot and killed his common-law wife with a rifle. He was convicted of murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The sole enumeration of error relates to effective assistance of counsel.

This appeal is the second appearance of this case in our court. The circumstances of the case are set out fully in Brooks v. State, 249 Ga. 583 (292 S.E.2d 694

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