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BOWENS v. STATE

A89A1610.

194 Ga. App. 391 (1990)

390 S.E.2d 634

BOWENS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 5, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Walker, Jr., for appellant.

Robert E. Wilson, District Attorney, Robert M. Coker, Shawn Lagrua, R. Stephen Roberts, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.

BEASLEY, Judge.

Bowens was indicted for the murder of his wife. OCGA § 16-5-1. Three days before scheduled trial, he pled guilty to the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter, OCGA § 16-5-2 (a), under authority of North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (91 S.C. 160, 27 LE2d 162) (1970), and was sentenced to twenty years incarceration with credit for time served. He had the assistance of retained counsel but...

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