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SAMMONS v. STATE

No. S05A0070.

612 S.E.2d 785 (2005)

279 Ga. 386

SAMMONS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied June 6, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Steel, Atlanta, for Appellant.

Richard Ashley Mallard, Dist. Atty., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Julie Amanda Adams, Asst. Atty. Gen., Keith A. McIntyre, Asst. Dist. Atty., for Appellee.

FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Edith Tillyne Sammons of murder in the death of her estranged husband, Gregory Cooper Sammons.1 She appeals, contending that she was absent from a critical stage of the proceedings. Because the trial court replaced a juror following an ex parte meeting at which Sammons was not present, and to which she did not consent, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

The State's evidence showed that...

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