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ROBINSON v. STATE

Nos. A96A0019, A96A0020.

473 S.E.2d 519 (1996)

221 Ga. App. 865

ROBINSON v. The STATE. SMITH v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied June 26, 1996.

Certiorari Denied October 4, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Bergin, Fairburn, for appellant in No. A96A0019.

Lee Sexton, Janesboro, for appellant in No. A96A0020.

Lewis R. Slaton, Dist. Atty., William C. Akins, Carl P. Greenberg, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

HAROLD R. BANKE, Judge.

Co-defendants Robert Joseph Smith and Ricky Leslie Robinson, both white former Hapeville police officers, were convicted of voluntary manslaughter after shooting a black man in a parking lot at the Hertz Corporation's repair shop. The shooting occurred while both were on duty, responding to a report that the man had threatened a Hertz worker with a knife. The evidence showed that when Robinson arrived at the scene he initially spoke to several...

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