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BURCHETTE v. STATE

No. S03G1195.

596 S.E.2d 162 (2004)

278 Ga. 1

BURCHETTE v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied June 4, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Banks, Stubbs, Neville & Cunat, Rafe Banks III, for appellant.

Philip C. Smith, Dist. Atty., Rand J. Csehy, Penny A. Penn, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

SEARS, Presiding Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether a portion of this State's pattern Allen charge is accurate and should continue to be used.1 For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the portion of the charge in question is inaccurate and should no longer be given by trial courts. However, we also conclude that, considering the Allen charge as...

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