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LANHAM v. STATE

No. S12A1348.

732 S.E.2d 72 (2012)

291 Ga. 625

LANHAM v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 1, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig T. Pearson , Public Defender's Office, Hinesville, for appellant.

John Thomas Durden, Jr. , Dist. Atty., Gregory M. McConnell , Asst. Dist. Atty., Office of the District Attorney, Ronald Joseph Poirier , Asst. Dist. Atty., Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Ronald Joseph Poirier , Atty. Gen., Brittany Nicole Jones , Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Dawn Warren , Richmond Hill, for appellee.

HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted Stacey O. Lanham of the stabbing death of Gerald Mutcherson in connection with a drug deal.1 At trial, Lanham admitted killing Mutcherson, but claimed it was in self defense. On appeal, Lanham contends that the State failed to establish venue and the trial court failed to instruct the jury on the burden of proof for venue. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Testifying in his own defense at...

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