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SPROUSE v. STATE

34245.

242 Ga. 831 (1979)

252 S.E.2d 173

SPROUSE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reginald C. Haupt, Jr., for appellant.

Andrew J. Ryan, III, District Attorney, Robert M. Hitch, III, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harrison Kohler, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

JORDAN, Justice.

Jerry Sprouse was convicted of murder and kidnapping with bodily injury and two counts of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to death for murder and kidnapping with bodily injury and ten years each for the aggravated assaults. His case is here on direct appeal of the convictions and mandatory review of the death sentences imposed.

A co-indictee, Johnny L. Johnson, was convicted of the same murder and was sentenced to death in addition to...

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