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POTTS v. STATE

45977.

259 Ga. 96 (1989)

376 S.E.2d 851

POTTS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied March 15, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCurdy & Candler, Michael Mears, for appellant.

Rafe Banks III, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

This is a death penalty case. Jack Howard Potts originally was convicted and sentenced to death in Forsyth County for the murder of Michael Priest. Potts v. State, 241 Ga. 67 (243 S.E.2d 510) (1978). His death sentence for murder was set aside during federal habeas corpus proceedings, Potts v. Zant, 734 F.2d 526 (11th Cir. 1984), and...

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