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COPELAND v. STATE

No. S96A0232.

469 S.E.2d 672 (1996)

266 Ga. 664

COPELAND v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 13, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tony L. Axam, Atlanta, for Copeland.

Lewis R. Slaton, Dist. Atty., Anita T. Wallace, Asst. Dist. Atty., Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Christopher S. Brasher, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, for the State.

Leonora Grant, Asst. Dist. Atty., Atlanta, for other interested parties.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted Benne Copeland of malice and felony murder in the shooting death of Brian Cobb.1 Copeland appeals contending that the admission of hearsay statements of a co-defendant violated his right of confrontation under the United States Constitution. Because there were sufficient indicia of reliability of the statements, we affirm.

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