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LEWIS v. STATE

No. S04A2006.

608 S.E.2d 602 (2005)

279 Ga. 69

LEWIS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied March 7, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. West, Atlanta, Amy G. Donnella, St. Davids, PA, for Appellant.

Paul L. Howard, Jr., Dist. Atty., Marc A. Mallon, Asst. Dist. Atty., Hon. Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Vonnetta Leatrice Benjamin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for Appellee.

Nicholas A. Lotito, Brenda Joy Bernstein, Celeste Sauls Jenks, Atlanta, for Amicus.

SEARS, Justice.

Appellant Michael Lewis appeals his conviction for malice murder,1 resulting in a life sentence. Having reviewed the record, we conclude that the trial court erred by: (1) allowing the prosecutor to make statements of prejudicial matters that were not in evidence; (2) allowing certain hearsay testimony concerning police officers' investigation of the victim's murder; and (3) giving a jury charge that was subsequently disapproved...

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