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BALDWIN v. STATE

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258 Ga. 148 (1988)

366 S.E.2d 283

BALDWIN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome Adams, for appellant.

Harry D. Dixon, Jr., District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, for appellee.

BELL, Justice.

Melvin Baldwin was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the stabbing death of Loretta Sparkman at her home in Douglas, Georgia.1 Among the items introduced into evidence at trial was a confession by Baldwin to the crime. Baldwin made the statement to officers with the Douglas Police Department after he voluntarily surrendered to authorities the night following the slaying. Baldwin's sole contention on appeal...

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