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BEAM v. STATE

S90A1645.

260 Ga. 784 (1991)

400 S.E.2d 327

BEAM v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 8, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynne Y. Borsuk, Donna Lea Avans, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Rebecca A. Keel, Constance C. Russell, Assistant District Attorneys, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, for appellee.

BELL, Justice.

Steven L. Beam was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the malice murder of Oruada Okpani.1 Beam appeals, contending, in part, that the trial court committed reversible error by failing to excuse for cause a prospective juror who was a full-time employee of the district attorney's office. We agree with this contention, and, accordingly, we reverse.

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