Judgment affirmed.
The defendant, a parolee, fired six shots at Police Officer Cecil Sledge during a traffic stop at a busy intersection. One bullet struck Officer Sledge's bullet-proof vest, fracturing a rib. Another bullet penetrated Officer Sledge's face, fractured his jawbone, severed the left common carotid artery and the jugular vein, and became lodged in the centrum, the heavy bone protecting the spinal cord. This bullet did not sever the spinal cord. Two other...
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