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SMITH v. STATE

No. S95A0845.

462 S.E.2d 369 (1995)

265 Ga. 706

SMITH v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 2, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarina J. Woods, Atlanta, for Smith.

Lewis R. Slaton, Dist. Atty., Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Penny A. Penn, Leonora Grant, Asst. Dist. Attys., Atlanta, for State.

SEARS, Justice.

Smith was convicted of felony murder and aggravated assault, and sentenced to life imprisonment.1 The evidence adduced at trial supported a finding that Smith strangled his neighbor and co-worker, Ellison Starling, after rendering him unconscious by hitting him over the head. Smith was initially arrested for a different murder, confessed to that particular murder during questioning, and signed a waiver of rights form. Immediately...

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