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SEDLAK v. STATE

No. S02A1160.

571 S.E.2d 721 (2002)

275 Ga. 746

SEDLAK v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied November 22, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Steel, Atlanta, for appellant.

J. David McDade, Dist. Atty., James E. Barker, Asst. Dist. Atty., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Ruth M. Bebko, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

THOMPSON, Justice.

Yolanda Adame Sedlak was convicted of felony murder in the stabbing death of her husband, Robert Sedlak.1 Her defense at trial was justification based on battered person syndrome. On appeal, she challenges several aspects of the jury charge, and she asserts that she was denied effective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no reversible...

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