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AUSTIN v. STATE

No. S97A1606.

492 S.E.2d 212 (1997)

268 Ga. 602

AUSTIN v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 3, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Devon Amber Orland, Decatur, for Austin.

Barbara Blaine Conroy, Decatur, Deborah Lynn Gale, Asst. Atty. Gen., Paula K. Smith, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, for the State.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted Marcus D. Austin of malice murder in the stabbing death of David Schultz.1 Austin contends that the trial court erred in allowing the state to introduce evidence of the victim's character based on the defendant's claim of self-defense. Since Austin's statement and evidence placed the character of the deceased in issue, the trial court properly admitted...

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