SMITH v. STATE

39186.

250 Ga. 526 (1983)

299 S.E.2d 547

SMITH v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied February 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray M. Silver, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Carole E. Wall, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, William B. Hill, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


SMITH, Justice.

Rosa Lynn Smith appeals her conviction of murder and sentence of life imprisonment for the shooting death of Wayne Dennis. Smith brings as error the denial of her motion for mistrial and the general grounds. We affirm.

Smith's basic contention is that on the morning of January 12, 1982, she shot Dennis in self-defense when attacked by Dennis and an unidentified man.

The state submits its own facts and contends that Smith was robbed...

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