BRITT v. SMITH

No. S01A0873.

556 S.E.2d 435 (2001)

274 Ga. 611

BRITT v. SMITH, Warden.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied December 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor L. Britt, Waycross, Pro Se Appellant.

Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Paula K. Smith, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Daniel G. Ashburn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Atlanta, for Appellee.


CARLEY, Justice.

On December 8, 1993, in Spalding County, Georgia, Victor Britt killed Mr. Milton Cochran, a store owner, by stabbing him 16 times in the chest and slashing his throat from ear to ear. When he was captured a short time later, he confessed to the authorities. Represented by competent and able counsel, he thereafter negotiated a plea bargain to avoid the State's pursuit of the death penalty. He pled guilty to malice murder and to the commission of aggravated...

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